Did you know about the mental health connection between your big brain and little brain? Each of us has a big brain, contained in our skulls, and a little brain contained in the guts. (I’ll bet you thought I was going to say something else.) The reason the gut is called the second brain is… Continue reading Big Brain-Little Brain: The Mental Health Connection
Category: Self-care
Posts by author Lynette M. Burrows on things creatives can do to take care of themselves.
Feelings-They Are All in Your Head and How to Make it Better
It’s winter in the northern hemisphere. Winter-the cold, dark, rainy, snowy, hibernation season. A season often associated with sadness and loneliness and isolation. UGH. Feelings—they are all in your head and how to make it better—are the focus of my Wednesday blogs this month. Because yeah, I have noticed a change in my moods and… Continue reading Feelings-They Are All in Your Head and How to Make it Better
Help Me Help Prevent Sexual Assault
It’s my birthday! It is appropriate that today I share information about the two organizations that are most important to me. One is a national organization that works on a large scale. The other is a local organization that gave me a stage upon which I could speak my truth at a time when that… Continue reading Help Me Help Prevent Sexual Assault
Think You Know How to De-Stress?
Do you think you know how to de-stress? You might, but I’m guessing you can power up your techniques for de-stressing. Read on to learn how to increase your resistance to stress and how to power destress when the proverbial you-know-what hits the fan. (If you missed last week’s post, start there. Does the End… Continue reading Think You Know How to De-Stress?
Does the End of the Year Stress You Out?
It’s the busiest time of year–the holidays. I can get overwhelmed. So much stress! Does the end of the year stress you out? Read more about stress.