Category: mental health

Aug 14 2013

exercise, inspiration, mental health, running

Why I run, again

by Courtney

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Whenever I tell someone that I like to run long distances [I don’t like calling myself a “long distance runner,” even after completing a marathon – I think I reserve...

Aug 05 2012

food, health care, inspiration, mental health, recipes

Inspiration for the weekend: Quiche, mental health, and amazing Olympians

by Courtney

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one of the images posted on I.A.M. I’m staying with my family this weekend, and my mom is making a quiche for dinner. I haven’t had a quiche since I...

Jul 07 2012

health, inspiration, mental health

Why killing time isn’t a sin

by Courtney

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The author of Zen Habits, one of the blogs I read about simple living, has a pretty awesome policy that anyone can share or reprint his blog entries if they...

Dec 01 2011

articles, exercise, food politics, health, health care, mental health, obesity

A culture of health in America

by Courtney

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Amsterdam, where travel by bike is easy I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means to be American. Now, I don’t want to get too deep into it....

Aug 17 2011

exercise, inspiration, mental health

Live an invigorating life

by Courtney

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I came across some memorable advice from one of the websites I read (Zen to Fitness, an online magazine on health and fitness). The author of the article recommends four...

Apr 21 2011

children, inspiration, mental health, nature

A sense of wonder

by Courtney

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One of my personal heroes, Rachel Carson, wrote a fabulous book called A Sense of Wonder, in which she encourages parents and teachers to cultivate in their children a sense...

Mar 12 2011

children, exercise, inspiration, mental health, nature

A unique prescription for healthy living

by Courtney

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Now that spring is finally emerging from an unusually winter-y winter here in New York, my feet are itching to be outdoors. It seems that each year, my beginning-of-the-year resolution...

Feb 19 2011

exercise, inspiration, mental health

Friends matter

by Courtney

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Here is a post from Chris, a construction supervisor in Milwaukee. He has a healthy dose of sense of humor when it comes to living a healthy life. He also...