Communicate + Connect

  • Stop Telling Tidy Stories

    Change How We Share Our Experience Enjoy an episode of the Wild + Brave Life Podcast, by Coach Morgan Hendrix, and Lew Hastings, tackling the Obituary Effect, Perfectionism in Storytelling, and how a small change in the way we share our experiences can reduce loneliness, alienation, and suicide. What we often do is tell Tidy Stories….

  • Worry ≠ Love

    Sometimes we hang on to destructive habits simply because we haven’t recognized that they’re hurting us. Surprisingly, worry is one of the things that we often hold onto. Even though we know it drains and distracts us, maybe even noticing that it adds to our stress and decreases our problem solving ability, we still hold…

  • Recipe for the Turkeys at Your Table This Thanksgiving

    Well, you Wild + Brave Humans have spoken about the “turkeys” in your holiday (AKA the “challenging” friends and family you might be slightly dreading.) 89% of you on Instagram voted that Yep – you’ve got turkeys around your table this Thanksgiving. 100% of you on Facebook voted Yep. So here we go, the promised…

  • Midterm Election Recovery

    Midterm Elections Messing with Your Emotions? Check Out this Quick Recovery Guide through Emotional Agility! Well, we’ve been inundated with political ads, urged and encouraged to vote, and been faced with discussing our deepest fears, desires, insecurities, and hopes with total strangers because of this creature known as the Midterm Election. And although it happens…

  • Heart Health and Positive Connection

    As you are probably aware, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. What you may not have heard is that a lack of positive connection has the same detrimental health effects as smoking and excessive alcohol use! What if there were something you could do in just a few minutes per day that would help you dramatically improve both your cardiovascular health AND your ability to generate positive connections with others?

    There are exciting research studies that show how meditation—specifically loving-kindness meditation—has a direct and measurable impact on our brains and our hearts. (Read More)

  • Grateful for Gratitude

    One thing I love about Thanksgiving is seeing people sharing what they are most thankful for. This year, I think what I am most thankful for is…gratitude. That may sound weird, but practicing gratitude has changed my life! Scientific research has conclusively shown that practicing gratitude can boost your immune system, lower your blood pressure, decrease anxiety, make you more creative, productive, likable, and happy! Practicing gratitude doesn’t cost anything, can be done anywhere, and takes just a few minutes.