Posts by Morgan Hendrix
Hi my name is Morgan and I have a sensory disorder
Sudden onset hyperacusis changed almost everything about how I engage the world, use my brain, and experience relationships. When it started in 2020, this auditory suffering pulverized my ability to focus, to think, and to live a vibrant cognitive life. I was forced out of the zone of effortless thinking into the gym of mental…
Read MoreSet Experience Goals
Set Experience Goals In order to leverage your brain’s power of competitive selection, let’s think about what we want to experience more of. Enjoying life more means different things to each of us, and can change based on what’s happening around us. I call the things you want to experience more of experience goals. A…
Read MoreWhat is Competitive Selection?
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Life is never just one thing. Take today for example. I slept in, fixed a fancy homemade coconut latte, and sat down to work in my fuzzy clean slippers. (The Good) The sleep in was sponsored by a persistent ringing in my left ear, and a growing wave…
Read MoreWildly Mindful Podcast
Wildly Mindful Podcast Enjoy the latest resources offered by Wild + Brave to help you be Wildly Mindful in just a few minutes. Enjoy video guidance and printable worksheets to help you increase awareness, presence, and well being through mindfulness. Videos include Guided breathing, meditation, mindfulness, reflection, and journaling practices to help you think wild,…
Read MoreMake the Choice You Can
Make the Choice You Can When I first started grappling with hyperacusis, a specialist explained that I was showing signs of what doctors call “loudness hyperacusis” and “pain hyperacusis.” He also warned me that patients often progress to experience more forms of hyperacusis, including what they call “annoyance hyperacusis” and “fear hyperacusis.” Understanding the differences,…
Read More5-File Framework – Workflow Workshop Highlights
I had a lot of fun last week in our January Workflow Workshop, drinking coffee and looking at how to simplify the top-level organization in digital (and analog) files to make storing and using the information easier. We looked at a five-file framework to slim down how much stuff is visible when we start digging…
Read MoreThe First 5 Files
Your First Five Files What do you see when you open Google Drive? How about the Downloads on your computer? What most of us see is a mishmash of important documents and total trash. The file we’re actively working on is surrounded by documents we don’t recognize and projects from years ago. Maybe you’re more…
Read MoreThink Wild Book – Free Excerpt
What are Mental Growth Tactics? It’s easy to know when you’re exercising your muscles. We grow the strength of our bodies by intelligent use and effective rest. The same goes for our mental faculties. Focus, clarity, joy, and wisdom are all fruit of mentally engaging the world around us. In Think Wild, coach Morgan Hendrix shares…
Read MoreListen Like a Fish
Today, I’m celebrating Big Fish Day. It’s not exactly celebrating one year without alcohol, but rather the one year anniversary of realizing alcohol was hurting me. January 1st, 2023, I started a dry January. I planned to clear my head from all the whiskey nog and celebratory rum cocktails that were part of my life…
Read MoreBook Publication Announcement: Think Wild
Coach Morgan Hendrix released her first book at the end of 2023, and it is now available for purchase on Amazon.com or directly from the team at WildAndBrave.com. The book is a first volume in the new Wild + Brave Growth Tactics Series, titled Think Wild: Mental Growth Tactics for Brave Humans. Purchase Think Wild Get a…
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