by Andrea Trank | Jul 13, 2023
Getting off the Energy Roller Coaster “Summertime and living is easy”, so says Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald in this famous song. But when you are on a roller coaster of emotions and energy from living with chronic pain or a chronic autoimmune condition it may...
by Andrea Trank | Jun 26, 2023
When you are too busy to do your normal healthy routines, you need some small practices to rely on! Last week I shared a personal story about how life transitions, even positive ones, can wreak havoc on us physically, mentally, and emotionally. I also hinted at how I...
by Andrea Trank | Jun 4, 2023
Hurricane Ian Changed the Landscape and Many People Including Us! When our world was upended by Hurricane Ian, it signaled an ending and a beginning for us. The hurricane was the impetus we needed to make the decision to journey back home to Virginia. We are not...
by Andrea Trank | Nov 21, 2022
Do you have 15 minutes each day to easily improve your health? More than 225 studies have shown that joy and happiness are good for us. What creates joy is a bouquet of components including gratitude, according to Elissa Epel, Phd. Professor and Vice Chair of the...
by Andrea Trank | Nov 13, 2022
How was your week? Really, how was it? This week was tough for me. I came down with a virulent stomach virus without any warning. I had my first thermography mammogram that came out not as well as I wanted. And, seven weeks post-Hurricane Ian, the strain of haggling...
by Andrea Trank | Oct 16, 2022
What does Resilience Mean to You? Resilience is often defined as our ability to bounce back from hardships in life. For most of us from the Fort Myers area, this is the type of resilience that is being tested in the petri dish of post-Hurricane Ian. It is human...
