by Jaime L. Pula, PhD, RDN | May 31, 2023 | Nutrition
Besides drinking enough water, sleep is one of our most basic needs to survive. And yet, we cannot seem to get enough sleep. Poor sleep hygiene includes inadequate sleep duration and poor sleep quality. Many of us have sleep disorders too (like insomnia or sleep...
by Jaime L. Pula, PhD, RDN | May 24, 2023 | Rise Above
In remembrance of my father, whom I wrote this poem for on May 24, 2021, his 75th birthday when I found him and my mother ill in their home. I was blessed to have been able to read it to him on his death bed in the Intensive Care Unit, 9 days later, on June 2, 2021....
by Jaime L. Pula, PhD, RDN | May 10, 2023 | Self-Awareness
We’ve got a swear jar in our home and it used to get filled quite frequently. By me. I bought it because I started to notice that my children were role-modeling my potty mouth. And there’s too much power in words to just give them away to ill thoughts. Although it was...
by Jaime L. Pula, PhD, RDN | May 3, 2023 | Emotional Health
Slow down, breathe, drink a tall glass of cold water, and get outside and explore Mother Nature with a quick walk for a few minutes in the sunshine, if you can. To remain preventative in your Thrive Quest, you’ll have to routinely schedule Healing Time that’s filled...
by Jaime L. Pula, PhD, RDN | Apr 26, 2023 | Emotional Health
No matter what you’re facing, you’re always talking to yourself. And the way you talk to yourself impacts the way that you feel. You may not even notice when you’re not being so nice to yourself. Think of it this way, if you’re talking to yourself in a...
