by Jessica Kisiel | Dec 14, 2012 | Personal Wellness
During the holidays when the pace of our lives accelerates with more commitments and longer to do lists the first sacrifice we often make is ourselves. Many of my clients have difficulty exercising regularly, eating healthy, and managing stress at this time of year....
by Jessica Kisiel | Dec 3, 2012 | Personal Wellness
In case you missed my article in the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below. Every April in New Mexico I observe hundreds of people walking many miles on Good Friday before Easter to El Santuario de Chimayo Shrine. As I scan the crowd it is clear...
by Jessica Kisiel | Nov 19, 2012 | Personal Wellness
According to Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D., a leader in Positive Psychology, and author of “Authentic Happiness” one cause of low life satisfaction and contentment is failure to express gratitude and taking things for granted. “Gratitude is an...
by Jessica Kisiel | Oct 16, 2012 | Personal Wellness
You’re probably heard these benefits of exercise: Elevated Mood Weight Management Better Sleep Reduced Stress Lower Blood Pressure But did you know exercise also makes you smarter? That’s what John Ratey, MD author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science...
by Jessica Kisiel | Sep 20, 2012 | Personal Wellness
Losing weight is hard. There are many factors that contribute to excess pounds. In researching approaches to weight loss I have found the principles explained in “Intuitive Eating” by Evelyn Tribole, M.S., R.D. and Elyse Resch, M.S., R.D., F.A.D.A. very...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 15, 2012 | Personal Wellness
How often do you tell yourself that “it was my lack of willpower that kept me from being successful at ____” (fill in the blank – eating less, exercising consistently, journaling daily, etc.). As a coach I hear willpower blamed for many...
