My mom has practiced daily meditation and breathwork for as long as I can remember. Growing up, we always had a dedicated meditation room. I never had the patience for meditation and believed it just ...

For most of my life, “time” has not been my friend. I’ve battled with time in pretty much every way possible. I was always chronically late, rushing, hustling, overbooked, or procrastinating. I was st...

Have you ever found yourself lacking the energy to do activities you once enjoyed, snapping at loved ones, or feeling a flood of dread when your alarm goes off on a workday? You may be experiencing si...

Start your wellness journey now by optimizing basic health behaviors: master the way you sleep, eat, move, & breathe.

We need to master the foundations of our well-being so that we will have the ener...

“Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles. It takes away today’s peace.” ― Randy Armstrong

Sometimes I get caught in a downward spiral of worry, especially when I’m busy and it feels like ther...

In dental school, we learned how to do a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats). As dentists, we’re so focused on doing this at a professional level, but forget to do this i...

In 2020, I completed a course taught by Dr. Laurie Santos, a professor of psychology at Yale University, based on the science of wellbeing. The course was originally created for her students at Yale, ...

In ‘The Gifts of Imperfection’ @brenebrown says, “If we want to live a Wholehearted life, we have to become intentional about cultivating sleep and play, and about letting go of exhaustion as a status...

Shocker, I know. It's no secret that virtual coaching programs, online courses, and virtual retreats have exploded in the last few years, and I love learning from them just as much as you might. I hav...

I always joke that befriending another dentist is like starting on the 5th date. There is an intimacy we share as dentists, a mutual understanding of the struggles and triumphs of dentistry.

I’ve oft...

Welcome to the third part in this series focused on happiness and habits. In the first two parts (link here), we discussed the science of how to be happier, the misconceptions about happiness, the sci...

Welcome back to the second part of our discussion on happiness! In the last post, I shared some of the work of Dr. Laurie Santos, a professor of psychology at Yale University, who teaches on the scien...

As dentists, our practices are driven by evidence-based science. What if there is an evidence-based way to be happier? Dr. Laurie Santos, a professor of psychology at Yale University, has developed an...