BREATHE N BOUNCE

Today is the 250th birthday of the independence of America. Much has been made of the fact that it's been 250 years of star-spangled freedom, but we must ask the question — how many of us are actually free? Many of us live our lives going to jobs that we do not like. We push ourselves to the brink of disaster every day, ruining our mental health more and more. The troops that we are supposed to support in this country have very minimal mental health benefits as suicide numbers rise in that community. What's more, you see many veterans living on the streets of the country that they gave their lives to protect? Now, I'm sure you're reading this and saying, "If you're not happy, then you can leave." This is usually the classic response of most Americans who just stand by and accept the shit plates that they are given to eat and move on. The reason for this is that many of these people do not experience what many people deal with on a daily basis when it...

Why Sensory Play is Actually for Adults, Too: 5 Ways to Regulate Your Nervous System I’ll be honest: this last month has been really tough for me. I’ve had those days where my brain feels like it’s been put through a paper shredder, and then someone decided to set the shreds on fire. It’s that deep, heavy, "fried" feeling where even the thought of making a decision, like what to have for dinner or which email to answer first, feels like trying to climb Everest in flip-flops. I’ve spent a lot of time in what I call the "deep holes" we create for ourselves. You know the ones. You’re anxious, you’re overwhelmed, and you’re just... stuck. I actually talked about this recently on the podcast in an episode called Stuckness , because let’s face it, we’ve all been there. It’s a shitty place to be. But lately, I’ve been exploring something that sounds a little ridiculous at first. It’s called sensory play. And no, I’m not talking about toddlers in a sandbox (though,...