by SjP | Dec 11, 2025 | Mental Health, Tips & Tricks
I talk to myself out loud a lot. Not in a dramatic way, but in a practical, steady, supportive way. “We’re just going to walk twenty steps.” “We need to grab the laundry.” “The kitchen is closed.” I even narrate movements I use to stay safe. Getting out of the shower,...
by SjP | Nov 13, 2025 | Mental Health, Motivation
As soon as daylight savings time hits, it feels like someone flipped a switch in my brain. The days are suddenly shorter, it gets darker earlier earlier, and my whole body is whispering one message: hibernate. Not in a lazy way, but in that natural, animal instinct...
by SjP | Oct 23, 2025 | Food Strategies, Mental Health
Food noise. I had never heard of it before. When people started talking about GLP-1 drugs, I started hearing about food noise. And suddenly, I felt like I wasn’t alone anymore. It wasn’t just me who had this constant mental chatter about food running in...
by SjP | Jun 26, 2025 | Mental Health, Personal Insights
When the Road to Better Health Feels Too Long I told a friend the other day, “I’m not unhappy with the scale these days. But I gained so much that it will take forever until I feel like I’m actually making progress.” She paused. Then she said, “You should write about...
by SjP | Jun 12, 2025 | Mental Health
If you’ve ever felt guilty after eating something “bad,” you’re not alone. If you’ve ever tried to “make up for it” with exercise, skipped meals the next day, or spiraled into self-criticism, you’re not alone there either. Food guilt is something most of us have...
by SjP | Feb 13, 2025 | General Health, Mental Health, Thoughts
I have a good friend who’s single and doesn’t have kids. She’s close with her friends, goes to church weekly, and adores her brother’s family, who she sees every couple of months. We meet up for lunch every few weeks. She retired last year, and...
