Category: Mental Health

  • Un-mixing it up

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, February 14, 2025 Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.  – A.A. Milne I have a friend who is an expert at Mind Mapping, which is a personal visual representation of starting with a central idea and…

  • Sneaky snack attacks

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, January 17, 2025 “My favorite snack would have to be Fritos, no doubt about it. Fritos and mayonnaise. I know. Really healthy, isn’t it?” — Sylvester Stallone Sometimes, when I see a bag of Fritos, I find myself just reaching for it. Listen, I rationalize, they’re old school (1961, but actually…

  • Stresslaxing (Yes, it’s a thing)

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, September 27, 2024 “For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.” — Lily Tomlin Growing up, I don’t remember much relaxing around our house. Honestly, there was my mom smoking and listening to Mozart, which was the closest thing she had to a daily mindfulness meditation. And I can recall exactly one image…

  • Crazy for sleep

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, September 12, 2024 I can tell you exactly when I got the best sleep of my life, aside from childhood and adolescence: my mid 20s in NYC, in a “wrong movie” period, when I just wanted out after four years of city life. Where I actually landed — before moving away…

  • Open sesame (and hemp)

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, August 30, 2024 If you were around in the 60s, 70s or 80s, you probably remember seeds as garnishes, at best. Flax, hemp, and pumpkin were virtually unknown in our house. Chia seeds? Part of a novelty item called a Chia Pet, a terra cotta shape advertised on TV that could…

  • Lab results

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, August 16, 2024 “Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.”  This one gets a little personal.  About a year ago, I was asked to take a specific genetic test on account of a sibling having tested positive and gone through a challenging year…