Barbara and Matthew Aldrich just completed their 11th episode of “The Way to Well-Being” podcast. In this episode, Barbara and Matthew discuss our natural resistance to change. Given the pandemic, we have all been subject to an enormous amount of unexpected change. This gives rise to stress and anxiety. Barbara and Matthew discuss methods to […]
Barbara and Matthew Aldrich just completed their 10th episode of “The Way to Well-Being” podcast. In this episode, Barbara and Matthew further explore methods to reconnect and recharge, focusing on instances where it is challenging to see beyond the negative. Matthew specifically touches on his own experience with practical, proven activities which can help us […]
Barbara and Matthew Aldrich just completed their 9th episode of “The Way to Well-Being” podcast. In this episode, Barbara and Matthew share from personal experience how important, even life-changing, it can be to recognize and really take in what nourishes and enlivens us every day.
Barbara and Matthew Aldrich just completed their 8th episode of “The Way to Well-Being” podcast. In this episode, Barbara and Matthew discuss the very common human tendency to have a negativity bias in our view of what’s happening around us and inside of us. In a pandemic or other times of strong challenge, it’s particularly […]
Barbara and Matthew Aldrich just completed their 7th episode of “The Way to Well-Being” podcast. In this episode, Barbara and Matthew discuss the various ways we cope with high levels of stress in situations similar to what we are experiencing with coronavirus. They touch on the very normal desire to escape, block, numb, run away, […]
Barbara and Matthew Aldrich just completed their 6th episode of “The Way to Well-Being” podcast. In this episode, Barbara and Matthew discuss methods for quieting the mind by quieting the body. During these difficult times, somatic (i.e. body) quieting can be extremely effective in reducing the “noise” in our mind to allow us to be […]
Dear friends, These days, many of us are finding ourselves spending a lot(!!) more time in our homes. This is an excellent opportunity to do some Spring (or Autumn, or equatorial, depending on where you live) cleaning, refresh and renew our “castle,” however big or small it may be. The online real-estate giant, Redfin, recently […]
Barbara and Matthew Aldrich just completed their 5th episode of “The Way to Well-Being” podcast. In this episode, Barbara and Matthew discuss dealing with the emotion of fear during these challenging times with the coronavirus pandemic. They specifically touch on the fact that it is normal to have fear in a circumstance like this, however […]
Barbara was recently featured on WEMU’s Art & Soul with Lisa Barry. Listen to the segment: https://www.wemu.org/post/art-soul-art-well-being-how-mindfulness-meditation-can-help-these-troubling-times
Dear friends, This seems like the perfect time to share with you something I wrote for the Crazy Wisdom Journal blog… https://crazywisdomjournal.squarespace.com/blog/2019/5/28/why-practice-mindfulness In the article, I talk about a discussion I had with a cancer survivor who eloquently explained – “When the mind is in the present moment… there is no fear.” … when that venerable magazine […]
