by Marianne Love Did you know, that when you hug someone, you release oxytocin, This effect is amplified when you hold your embrace for 20 seconds or longer. A nice warm hug literally melts away the tension. Take some time to appreciate yourself, your strengths, and...
In what is likely obvious news to dog owners, petting a pup can help boost neurons in the prefrontal cortex — the area of the brain that helps regulate emotional interactionsBy People Staff Published on October 6, 2022, 05:00 PM Days after researchers found that dogs...
Pouring with rain outside I know I haven’t let the chickens out of their secure night cage. It’s pretty big and I tell myself that they won’t want to be in this wetness anyway. But then I remember jumping in puddles feeling cool drops on my face feeling the earth is...
by Marianne Love | Sep 29, 2022 We are all alike as humans in that we all have a body with trillions of cells all functioning together to make up our life experiences. We all have senses, we breathe, we eat, have emotions, and a brain that deals with both conscious...
I believe the first step is to examine my personal history of dealing with change. I have often resisted to point of resentment. An extreme example is a fact that it took 15 years of knowing my marriage was not working before I gained the courage to leave. And...