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- Should We Finally Start Calling Soccer Football?A blue Labubu collectible celebrates FIFA World Cup 26™ in a colorful football kit with a golden trophy. The World Cup is changing America’s relationship with the world’s game I originally wrote this article for my corporate newsletter, released on July 4, America’s Independence Day, during an extraordinary World Cup. I have updated it now that the final whistle has blown. Soccer vs Football in the US: A new audience is learning the world’s game For a long time, the…
- When the Body Speaks: Inflammation, Digestion, and the Art of ListeningA reflection on traditional wisdom, personal experimentation, and how to listen to your body without turning every sensation into a diagnosis. I recently read a thoughtful post by Scott Blossom that stayed with me because it named something many of us are tempted to brush aside: persistent fatigue, unexplained muscle or joint discomfort, recurring digestive problems, and brain fog. The article is a useful reminder to notice patterns in the body instead of dismissing fatigue, discomfort, or digestive changes as…
- Vacation Without a Vacation: How I Learned to Rest Without Taking OneA vacation without a vacation sounded impossible to me for a long time. I didn’t take a real trip for five years, not because I didn’t want to, but because life kept giving me perfectly reasonable excuses: Work. Family. Finances. “Next year.” Then another year passed. And another. Before I knew it, five years had gone by without packing a suitcase or stepping away from my everyday life. For a long time, I thought rest had to wait until I…
- More Than Medals: Women Shaping the Olympic StoryMy Personal Story As a little girl, I watched the Olympics from one country. Years later, after moving countries and even changing citizenships, I began cheering for every nation that had ever felt like home. The flags changed, my loyalty expanded, but my fascination with the Games remained constant – especially with figure skating and hockey (yes, cultural bias). In our home, the Olympics were sacred. I still have a small ceramic Misha the Bear, the official mascot of the…
- New Year Resolutions: Why Words Matter More Than WillpowerWhy New Year resolutions fail and how changing your language creates lasting change? I started working on a New Year’s newsletter for my students and realized quickly that it needed more space. What was intended to be a short reflection became a deeper look at why words matter more than willpower when we set intentions. Once the Twelve Holy Nights are over and the first week of the new year settles, something always shifts for me. The urgency of January…