The Wellness Compass Podcast

What follows is the Weekly Wellness Column which we send out by email each Friday on the same topic as our weekly podcast. Let's Normalize Conversations with One Another   about Our Mental Health   You may have heard that May is Mental Health Awareness Month . In honor of that, we thought it would be helpful to offer two simple yet powerful ways we can all help reduce the stigma of talking about m...

What follows is the Weekly Wellness Column which we send out by email each Friday on the same topic as our weekly podcast. THE WISDOM OF MOMISMS   It's been a few years since we shared some of the wise advice that mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and other women we have all been blessed to know have shared with us throughout our lives. We call these wise, pithy sayings Momisms.    Here are a few of o...

What follows is the Weekly Wellness Column which we send out by email each Friday on the same topic as our weekly podcast.   Lessons Learned From a Mindfulness Jar   We both have mindfulness jars on our desks and use them regularly in our coaching practices. And Holly used to use hers in her previous career as a grade school teacher. They are helpful in so many situations. And you can easily make...

What follows is the Weekly Wellness Compass Column for this week. Each podcast episode addresses the same theme as the column.     Wellness Begins with We Passover and Easter overlap again this year, allowing us to reflect on the power of these celebrations for hundreds of millions of people worldwide.  The celebrations connected to these holy days, as with the celebrations of all religious holy d...

What follows is our Weekly Wellness Column, which is emailed every Friday morning and addresses the same topic as each week's podcast episode.   In-Between Times Life is filled with clear beginnings and endings. As wonderful and/or sad as these times may be, the majority of life is filled with in-between times. These are the spaces where we are neither where we were, nor where we are going—just li...

What follows is our Weekly Wellness Column which is emailed every Friday morning and addresses the same topic as each week's podcast episode.     Well Connected  We recently came across an extended quote from Albert Einstein that we would like to share with you today. "A human being is a part of the whole, called by us the 'Universe,' a part limited in time and space. We experience ourselves, our...

Turning Over the Soil Wisconsin is known for it many Rails to Trails bike paths. Converting former rail lines to bike trails gives a safe (and flat) way to explore the countryside on two wheels. We ride these trails regularly and were delighted to get out for our first ride of the year this week.   Wisconsin is also known for its abundant and fertile farmland. On our ride, we saw many farmers on t...

What follows is our Weekly Wellness Column which is emailed every Friday morning and addresses the same topic as each week's podcast episode.   Hope Springs Eternal Yesterday marked the first day of spring.  In Wisconsin, where we live, it was more a day of hope than one of actual warmth. As we watched two determined golfers tee off on a course still dusted with snow, we couldn't help but think of...

What follows is our weekly Wellness Compass column. This column is sent out by email each Friday, and our podcast each week addresses the same topic as the column.     Making Time for Joy We both started music lessons a few weeks ago for instruments that are new for each of us. Holly is taking ukulesle lessons, and Scott is taking bluegrass fiddle lessons. We had been saying we were going to do th...

What follows are the words from our Wellness Compass Weekly column. This free column is sent to email subscribers each Friday morning and addresses the same topic as our weekly podcast.     Are We There Yet? Everyone who has traveled on a long-distance road trip with children will get the same question at some point, as a tired voice from the backseat asks, "Are we there yet?"   We live in Wiscons...

What follows is the weekly column called the Wellness Compass that addreses the same topic each week as our weekly podcast. The Stories We Tell Ourselves Human beings are natural storytellers. This weekend, the Oscars will celebrate the gifted storytellers who have shared their stories through film this year. This column is about wellness, not movie reviews (although we both loved A Complete Unkno...

What follows is our Weekly Wellness Compass column on this same topic.  The column is sent out every Friday morning by email.   Just Bring Yourself Recently, someone invited us to dinner and, when we asked what we could bring, they replied, "Just bring yourself." That simple phrase stuck with us, not only because of its graciousness but also because of the deeper wisdom it holds. In a world that o...

What follows is our Weekly Wellness Compass column on this same topic.  The column is sent out every Friday morning by email.   Some Advice Teens Gave Us About Mental Health, Love, and Valentine's Day This Tuesday, I, Holly, had the privilege of spending my day in a combined Middle and High School (Turner MS/HS in Beloit, WI) for their annual Mental Health Awareness Day. During this Valentine's we...

What follows is our Weekly Wellness Compass column on this same topic.  The column is sent out every Friday morning by email.   Rooting for Ourselves   There is so much in the world that needs our love and attention. It is easy to become overwhelmed. No one has enough time or energy to root for or get involved in all the good causes that need our attention and support. So it may be counterintuitiv...

What follows is our Weekly Wellness Compass column on this same topic.  The column is sent out every Friday morning by email.   Have you ever had one of those moments where your emotions just take over, and suddenly, you can't think straight or say what you actually mean? If you are like us, the answer is an obvious yes. There is a name for that experience of when our emotions hijack our brains an...

What follows is the Wellness Compass Column that Holly and Scott write each week as a companion to this podcast.     Three Rs for Growing Resilience   Resilience is the capacity to respond to and recover from stressful events. Research on resilience has revealed that it is not simply something we have or don't have. What has been discovered is that several key factors—including the choices we can...

What follows is the Wellness Compass Weekly Column--a companion column to this podcast.   Relationship Hydration While the topic of New Year's resolutions is complicated, and it's often difficult to know where to start, we have one very simple suggestion—a small resolution that is almost 100% guaranteed to succeed, and that will benefit not only yourself but also those around you as well. Choose o...

   What follows is the weekly column we email every Friday that is a companion to this weekly podcast. This podcast episode expands on the content of the column.   The holiday season is a season of lights. As we approach the darkest day of the year, it's good to remember that lights symbolize hope, a symbol central to both Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations, along with many other traditions. Have...

What follows is the week Wellness Compass column we send out each Friday morning. This podcast episode expands on this same topic.   Meeting Someone We Already Know for the First Time This Holiday Season Thank you to the reader that wrote us in response to last week's column: "I like the idea of focusing on presence over presents this time of year. Can you give me a suggestion on how to do that?"...

What follows is this week's Weekly Wellness Compass Column, a column that each week focuses on the same topic as the Wellness Compass Podcast.   Navigating the Holidays with Peace and Purpose No one likes to encounter turbulence while flying. However, two things can significantly reduce our anxiety in those bumpy moments: forewarning and preparation. When the captain announces ahead of time, "Ladi...

What follows is the Wellness Compass Weekly column that is emailed every Friday. The podcast deepens the subject matter from the column.  Learn more at www. WellnessCompass.org   As Thanksgiving approaches, it feels only natural to turn our attention to gratitude—a cornerstone of this season. Let's take a moment to reflect on three simple but powerful words: find, remind, and bind. Find : Seek out...

What follows is our Weekly Wellness Compass column that is a companion to this podcast.  It is sent out every Friday by email.  You can subscribe at our website: www. WellnessCompass.org   Strengthening and Stretching Our Gratitude Muscles We recently watched a video by a fitness trainer who repeated the phrase "use it or lose it" several times. She was talking about how if we don't regularly use...

What follows is the Wellness Compass weekly column that is emailed every Friday morning. The topic of the column and the podcast are always related.   Love Is Greater than Fear We love to spend time in the wilderness, as we love the quiet and spiritual nourishment we receive by being in nature.  Several years ago, we were canoeing in Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada, a remote park access...

What follows is the weekly Wellness Compass Column we send out every Friday that focuses on the same topic as our weekly podcast episodes.  You can sign up for the column at www. WellnessCompass.org   Don't Ghost Your Feelings! We met with a group of school counselors recently, and the words on the T-shirts caught our attention: "Don't Ghost Your Feelings. Instead, Share Them with Others." October...

What follows is the weekly Wellness Compass Column we write, which a companion to this podcast.  The podcast and the column always address the same topic, but each contains unique content.     The Power of Humor Is In How We Use It Last week, we had the honor of presenting our Wellness Compass resources at the annual Wisconsin Mental Health and Recovery Conference. A thousand providers from around...