Given that it's the dog days of summer, I’m putting out four “grab bag” articles—looser reflections on the past year. The past year was...

A More Realistic Look at Body Composition and Nutrition People often start “diets” to improve body composition—usually to lose weight....

Learning:  Podcasts  WCI - Disability Claims - make sure even if you are dealing with friends on an issue that things are being...

Training:  Tu -  Squat: 385x8, 355x8, 335x25 Clean: 205x2x5 Pull Up: bw x5 x8 Sled work: 15 min - 3 plates all directions Th  Bench:...

Eating with Intention: Simple Habits to Improve How You Eat When it comes to nutrition, consistency matters more than perfection . The...

The Underrated Life Skill: Cooking Cooking is a skill—just like writing, working out, or managing money. And like any skill, it improves...

Learning:  WCI - HSA - how to use them  Huberman - on depression and alternative treatments - thyroid, keto, plant med - not a lot of new...

Why Nutrition Is So Hard to Change I used to enjoy talking about nutrition more than I do now. While I still believe it’s one of the most...

Learning:  Podcasts Attia - End of life care - strongly consider getting palliative and/or hospice care involved earlier, have POA and...

Isolation One of the most distressing human experiences is isolation. Renowned neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky has argued that...

I kept a training log online fairly consistently for about 15 years. Prior to that in school, I was a big fan of the workout notebooks...

Playing God and the Illusion of Control One of the most common causes of mental distress is trying to control the...

Author: Kelley Kramer Sieger, LPCC, An Inspired Life Counseling  Date: 6/7/2025  What Is Normal: From a Mental Health Therapist’s...

Understanding Trauma: Scars, Coping, and the Path Forward Trauma is the residual emotional consequence of a distressing event. In...

What Is “Normal” from a Mental Health Perspective? What does it mean to be normal—psychologically, emotionally, behaviorally?...

Rethinking Mental Health: Status, Stigma, and Self-Awareness Mental health has become a more socially accepted topic of conversation. For...

One of the most common frustrations I hear from patients is that they don’t feel heard. It’s not unusual for someone to bring a concern...

Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen: The Challenge of Multiple Medical Opinions One of the most complex challenges in healthcare today is...

Understanding How to Pay for Healthcare Healthcare costs money—often a lot of it. This guide is intended to help you understand the...

Keeping You Away from the Doctor: A Better Model for Health Most people don’t want to spend all day at the doctor’s office—and they...