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About My Website

My website is organized into two parts:

  • Blog: Articles that I or a guest has written
  • Notebook: Information from others that I have learned and shared

Mission

To share information on what I believe are keys to a calm brain and body:

Early Childhood

Self-Regulation

Health & Lifestyle

Why are these the keys to a calm brain and body?

  • Early Childhood: Your brain develops in utero (the womb) and continues developing after you are born. Rapidly within your first 3 years of life and fully into adulthood. However, your brain has the potential to keep changing and developing past adulthood.
  • Self-Regulation: Your brain and body relies on your ability to self-regulate: recognizing, managing and restoring from the stressors presented in everyday life. From the moment you are born (and even in utero), you begin developing the capacity to self-regulate through the support, safety, care and nurturance of another.
  • Health & Lifestyle: Your relationships and support systems, routines and daily practices, food choices and physical activities are all essential to your ability to manage stress and contributes to the maintenance of a calm brain, body and your overall health.

Vision

A society with the tools and ability to calm their brain and body.

Values

Awareness, Accountability, Balance, Calm, Community, Compassion, Connection, Empathy, Equanimity, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Happiness, Health, Improvement, Kindness, Learning, Love, Mindfulness, Passion, Patience, Peace, Purpose, Resilience, Respect, Responsibility, Well-Being, Wisdom.

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