Maureen Kearney

sleep_deprivation

Sleep: An overlooked and underappreciated component of health.

The importance of sleep, the negative consequences of sleep deprivation and steps you can take to improve your sleep and therefore overall health.   Sleep.  Why is sleep so difficult some nights?  It was just a few nights into my family’s current road trip when I found myself wide awake, struggling to sleep.  I lay …

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Change: Do you embrace it with courage or shy away from it with fear?

Change is a natural part of life and an opportunity for personal growth.  However, too often fear prevents us from having courage and embracing change.    This is the conversation I had with my six year old daughter, Sam, while driving to the grocery store yesterday.   Me:  “ Are you happy or sad about …

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resistance-training

Muscle Strength: Build it with resistance training or lose it. The choice is yours.

The importance of resistance training and how to start a strength building program.   I was working in the kitchen when I suddenly heard my six year old daughter yell, “take the pillow out Mom!  Hurry!”  I ran into the other room and found her in a handstand against the wall, arms pushing up strong …

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summer-time

“Summer Time”

  The Joy Of Summer!     Wonderful summer – with long days and endless possibilities.  As a child, my fondest summer memories include riding my bike with the neighborhood kids, afternoons at the pool, catching fireflies and road trips to grandma’s house, which only three hours away seemed like an eternity and always sparked …

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togetherness

Time Together

One afternoon last year, I found myself on the hardwood floor with my then 4 year old daughter, surrounded by markers, crayons, scissors and a large paper tree we had just cut out of butcher paper. It was a spontaneous project prompted by a book we had just read. A friend walked by our open …

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sharing

Sharing

My daughter came home from school and announced that her teacher calls me a “Master Sewer”. Wow!  I was definitely surprised at this title as I don’t even own a sewing machine.  Although I could fiddle my way around a sewing machine, I have no idea how to thread a bobbin or when to change …

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