I am no expert, but I want to share my cancer battles and my mental health journey with you, some stress reduction ideas for your life, and hopefully some fun things along the way. Plus strategies I have found successful for me and give you tools for success with your health and life. Life can knock us down through health or life challenges but that doesn't need to stop us. Welcome friends, I am so glad you are here and that you learn something helpful along the way!
Red light therapy. Right now it feels like a trend that's really taking off. I've known about it for quite a while, but now it seems like I'm seeing it everywhere. Including those scary masks you might have noticed also. Different kinds of light therapy have been around for years and years. Not just red. …
1906 That is the year my family farm officially began. Hard to believe it's been that long. While I definitely wasn't around for the early years, I have been around for enough of the later years to appreciate the legacy of what my family has built. I so greatly appreciate all the work, hardship and …
What do a stack of books, Queen Elizabeth and a 7 year old girl have in common?
Do you know someone who you just speak with for a short time and you feel like you know them really well? Or maybe you are someone who easily shares a lot of things about yourself with people you have just met. Honestly some people are just like an open book and it doesn't take …
100, well actually 101, but you won't tell, will you. I've written over 100 blog posts so far. Hard to believe it. Well I know I don't believe it. I remember considering writing this blog for over 3 years before I even officially launched it in 2021. And now I've been writing it for almost …
Seattle Christmas Market beside the Space Needle Oh no! Those were the words that ran through my mind numerous times just a few weeks ago. Very recently I got back from a trip I had been planning for almost 6 months. It was a unique trip. One I won't have the chance to go on …
Gratitude. Being thankful. Practicing thanksgiving. We know we should be thankful for things in our lives. I’m not breaking new ground by saying that. I hope not at least. But I want to focus more on how a grateful heart and spirit impacts your physical health. Have you ever experienced positive benefits from practicing gratitude …
The fall is just about here. Well some days it feels like it's here and then other days it's +32 in September. Maybe just here last week. I haven't seen the s-word in the forecast yet but I know the white stuff is coming. Do you feel like there is just something about this time …
Why? In a world that values certain things. when you go against the grain it can really confuse people. Really confuse them. I'll drill it down a little more specifically for you. I make many of decisions in my life after factoring in my health to those decisions. I have really come to value my …
Cancer. I call it The Big C. But I am sure it goes by many names, some not so nice either. It first directly entered my life at the age of 16. And since then, it's been constantly in the background. Sometimes taking centre stage, and other times shifting more to the back seat. But …
Melodee Glassford 