Category: Mindset

Rock Bottom: The One Big Lie Your Mind Will Tell You When You’re in Your Darkest Moment

This blog post contains excerpts from my new book, Own Your Self, now available for pre-order. “How much longer?” I pleaded in the direction of the long space-time tunnel that separated me from my midwife. My mind had leapt back on stage and grabbed the mic. You can’t do this, it said. You’re going to die. This is…


Did You Know? Quitting A Habit Can Disrupt Sleep!

When you stop bad habits, for whatever reason, and you begin losing sleep, there are reasons for that, watch to learn more.   This story was originally published on the McCaffrey Health Center Blog. …


Health Policy’s Elephant in the Room: Male Suicide

Commentary Over 20 years ago, Australian federal Member of Parliament Greg Wilton took his own life. The tragedy culminated in a series of events that highlight how poorly we deal with vulnerable men. Three weeks earlier, Wilton had been found “in a distressed state” with his children in a car in the national park, apparently…


The Universal Narrative: When You Feel Unworthy

A little boy was told by his father, from a young age, that he wasn’t good enough. Not in so many words, but through his actions — by criticizing him, yelling at him, hitting him, leaving him. The boy grew up into a man, knowing that he was unworthy of praise, of success, of love….


Live on Purpose

So often we live our lives drifting, getting by, trying to find comfort and pleasure, doing what we need to do, doing things out of habit, getting lost in the busywork, going through the motions, getting caught up in our thoughts, getting lost in distractions, trying to stick to something but then reverting to habitual…


Is Manifesting a Physical Skill, a Mental Skill, or a Spiritual Skill?

People often frame their manifesting skills as something spiritual, mental, or a combination of the two. Manifesting is often treated as something akin to prayer. Ask the universe for what you desire, and hopefully you’ll receive it. But what if manifesting is actually a physical skill in disguise? Other mental skills, including reading, writing, speaking,…


Antidotes to Overwork

Too many of us are overstressed, overbusy, overwhelmed, overloaded, overworked. This leads to exhaustion, poor health, deteriorating habits, depression, burnout, unhappiness. Overloading ourselves and overworking ourselves is not a recipe for success or happiness. There are a number of factors that lead to being overworked, but here are a few of the most common: You…


Boosting Mood With Food

If you’ve had a long day, or you’re too wiped to cook, do you ever reach for a fresh salad? Probably not. Like most people, you may head to the panty to grab a box of mac and cheese or perhaps the freezer for a tub of ice cream—no bowl. That stuff may help take…


What I Learned Running a 100k Marathon

I usually save stories of my endurance-running exploits for my running buddies, but my most recent race experience, Leona Divide 100k, is different. The race in remote Green Valley, California, was the first ultra marathon I’ve successfully completed in almost three years, the pandemic having put the kibosh on such social events for a spell….


Are You Yin or Yang?

Some of us have probably known this person. He’s the one whose charisma draws people to him like a magnet. His enthusiasm is infectious and his entrepreneurial spirit means that he’s always working on some new, exciting business venture. He seems to constantly be pushing boundaries, exploring new things, and living a life that appears…