The words echoed in my semi-conscious state, their rhythm a lullaby in the early dawn. Glancing at the clock, I was relieved I didn’t need to get up yet and rolled over while the lyric kept looping. The lyrics from a favorite song were an important input I wanted to recall. So, as the inspirational … Read more
Motivating memory habits has been an element of memory wellness difficult to pinpoint, until now. A new study set out to focus on what and where motivation is controlled in the brain. What they found was the same area that controls the promotion of a behavior also can suppress the same behavior. Motivating Memory Habits … Read more
Raise your hand (or just nod in agreement) if you resolved to positively evoke a lifestyle change this new year. Many of us make some sort of resolution or goal to begin a new year, but almost as many fail to completely follow through. There are varying reasons, but often the luster of new goals … Read more
Happy Mindful Monday! Beginning this third week of January exploring goals, it’s usually about now when goals and resolutions fade like an accidentally bleached sock. Multiple reasons (& excuses) are to blame for why this occurs. Those reasons, while essential to identify, are not as important as how to get back on track. One way … Read more
Happy New Year! One of the first questions each new year is “did you make a new year’s resolution?” I firmly believe in periodically reflecting, learning and moving forward with renewed energy. Whether it’s January, summer vacation, a birthday, anniversary, or new school year, let’s use new beginnings to renew and regroup. I prefer the … Read more
Many people ask me how they can remember things better: names, appointments, what happened yesterday. I tell them to remember to pay attention. This is what I do, I help people remember and sustain their memories. Remember to pay attention, it’s as simple and as difficult as that. Memory techniques, strategies and lifestyle changes are … Read more