Respectful Leadership & Resilience
River City Basket Ball Camp, Quincy, Illinois Every September 19th waves of nostalgia and remembrance are impossible for me to overcome. As anyone who…
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Critical Thinking & Nutrition
As an avid reader books to me are fascinating and transforming. I love being transported to another time, place or way of thinking. One…
Studyitis, Dietitis & Expertitis
“Of all subjects, that of food is the most apt to be the riding ground of cranks.” Washington Post 1910 Fast forward to toda…
Caring for your Health
What is “healthcare”? Or maybe a better question is do you care for your health? Penguin dictionary defines health as “soundness of body, mind…
Wellness Rituals: Learning from the Dutch
This past weekend in San Francisco I attended the Dutch King’s Day celebration. As an American who lived and worked in The Netherlands for…
Sugar, Kids & Other Stuff
Healthy Baby G Recently I volunteered for the Childhood Obesity Conference (COBA) sponsored by Slow Food San Francisco. This post is a summary of…
Fit for duty: Women in Leadership
I recently read Cindy Gallop’s piece on ageism in the workplace and light bulbs went off in relation to worksite wellness. Not from an…
Disciplina
Whatever happened to discipline? Did it die or is it just on holiday? Better yet what is discipline and can we revive it? Former…
Slow Wellness Movement
Is worksite wellness dead, alive or just asleep at the wheel? When I look around at health promotion conventions I see the same players…
Food Philosophy 2.0
How does one survive in a nation obsessed by food? A society where FOOD is constantly there to knock you down. It takes a…