Wearing my "Stretch Yourself" Tank As a Reminder to Build Good Habits Daily WEGO Health Activist 30-Day Writer's Challenge Day 4 Creature of Habit What good habits, (health or otherwise,) do you have? Do you have a routine that you follow every morning? Are there any bad habits you wish you could break? #HAWMC Habits are what keep us connected to our visions, commitments and goals. Whether we are in a "zone" of wellbeing, productivity, passion and joy or are going through a r

I PLACE MY HAND IN YOURS WEGO 30-Day Health Activist Writers' Challenge Day 3 Good Samaritan We love random acts of kindness. Write about a time that you benefited from the kindness of a stranger, or a time when you were the one extending a helping hand. How did you feel? #HAWMC There were two times in my life that someone left me a present without letting me know who it was from. One time, it was left on my car. It was the most amazing experience, as at first, I really wante

Because I was nominated for the WEGO Health Awards for Health Activist Hero, I've decided to accept the Health Activist Writer's Month Challenge 30 Days/30 Posts. What does this mean? Starting today, I am following my WEGO Prompts #HAWMC Prompts, posting a blog each day in response to WEGO's topic prompt. I'm actually starting a week late, having just seen the challenge, but will still follow the prompts for 30 days. What's today's Prompt? Wordless Wednesday! Since this is th

Hope Stanger - Founder and Therapist, Therapy Beyond Walls On December 20, 2012, I was hit by a car while walking back from the movies, thrown into the windshield, which I cracked, and subsequently landed in the crosswalk. I was taken by ambulence to Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Connecticut. This was a pivotal and life-changing moment for me Not only did everything that felt right and good and happy suddenly get ripped away and replaced with trauma; not only did my world s