Welcome one and all! Step right up! This is a blog dedicated to all things healthy and joyful. I love that JOY can be different for each person. I will share my own versions of joy and my own journey with health – I hope you share as well. Enjoy!
Welcome to the Health and Joy PT Read More »
I had to look through my calendar to remind myself of what happened this February (it’s now April!). So many amazing things happened in February! This is another reminder to keep up this running list of monthly joy.
February Joy: A List Read More »
So – you’ve started going to Physical Therapy for your newly sprained ankle, or that nagging back pain that just won’t go away this time – congratulations! You are already making good choices for your body! So what now? Probably your Physical Therapist has completed a lengthy evaluation including your medical history, mechanism of injury
How to Stick to Your HEP Read More »
***This post was originally written in the Fall of 2023. It’s now officially Winter 2024 – since I’ve been doubling down on staying cozy during this weird weather, this post is more pertinent than ever! Enjoy 🙂 It’s finally that time – the temp is dropping, the days are getting shorter, the cozy socks go
Mini Movement Series: Cozy Reading that’s Not a Pain in the Neck Read More »
The phrase “tummy time” may ring some bells for all you parents and grandparents out there (wacky aunts and uncles too!). We know babies need time spent on their stomachs in order to develop the muscles for lifting their heads, turning over, and eventually getting up off the floor to run the rest of us
Mini Movement Series: Playing on the Floor (It’s Not Just for Kids!) Read More »
I’m sure this will resonate with some of you. Woke up this morning with post-snowstorm blues – aka getting back to our regularly scheduled program after a beautiful snow day of soup, kids, games, and late night TV. Throw in some impaired sleep and a discussion with my partner regarding finances and I was brewing
Taking (Imperfect) Action for Health and Joy Read More »
Sometimes Joy is the part that I skip over on the way to “getting to the next thing.” If Joy is in the details, I realize I am often glossing over the delightful minutiae of a walk in the woods. I am worrying about my knee, or if my daughter is smiling enough, or if
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I just got off the phone with a friend and had to share some feelings of confluence and Joy. I had just been trying to decide what to write about when she called – and we quickly began discussing the need for more moments of Joy for 2024. Now, what we were ACTUALLY discussing was
Talking with a Joyful Partner in Crime Read More »
Phone call with a friend who makes you feel good after you’ve hung up, no matter the conversation Tiny spoons Snow globe snowflakes on a walk Petting the warm velvet of puppy dog ears The surprise of amaryllis growth overnight Just-short-of-scalding tea Firepit woodsmoke in my hair Christmas lights still up What about you? What’s
January Joy: A (short) List Read More »
