Track Mania
Working in the field of health and wellness can be surrealistic at times these days. By that I mean we get caught up in…
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Father’s Day Thought
Having a husband who never had a Dad in his life makes Father’s Day in the USA one of mixed emotions. It makes you…
Choices, Choices, Choices!
Each and every person makes thousands of decisions on a daily basis. How we come to the final conclusion is obviously complex and…
Passing the Torch
Every April 5th I’m reminded that our Mom is no longer with us. With her passing in 2007 on this day the torch…
More WE Less ME: Thoughts from Shanghai
There are thousands of books, hundreds of gurus and countless articles on leadership, so why waste your time here, it’s all been said? Who…
To Sit or Not to Sit?
In 2011 I wrote a white paper on the negative effects of sedentary behavior. It can be found online here. Four years later, many…
Wellness needs a dose of art!
Briefly back in time I remember as a small child overhearing a conversation between my mother and father as to whether they could afford…
Looking Back & Moving Forward
This past year has been an interesting one in the health and wellness sector. From the Penn State employee revolt of the university’s wellness…
Holidays & Health
In a strange way that sounds like an anomaly. Can a holiday be healthy? How do you step away from the madness and find…
Surviving America: Nutritionally Speaking
As an American born, Midwest roots individual with Dutch citizenship, I could be labeled “eclectic.” I grew up eating real food, mostly cooked by…