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juliagranacki
Apr 9, 20248 min read
How My ACL Injury Helped Reframe Negative Self-Talk
Almost one year to the date, I had ACL reconstruction surgery on my left knee. It has been one of my life's most challenging and...
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juliagranacki
Mar 4, 20243 min read
No One is Going to Give You Flowers
So give them to yourself! Accomplishments in midlife differ from those in our twenties or even thirties. In the past year, I've found...
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juliagranacki
Feb 3, 20243 min read
How the Heck Do You Meditate?
"20 min? Twice a day? I can’t even sit still for 20 seconds!" you might say. Artist, teacher, and coach Mark Price talks to us about how he
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juliagranacki
May 7, 20235 min read
ACL Surgery Recovery - 1 Month Update!
It's been a month, and it hasn't been easy, but I finally feel I'm seeing real progress. The mental toll that this has taken was...
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juliagranacki
Apr 30, 20234 min read
Menopause and Weight Gain - Is There a Connection?
I read Today's Dietician regularly. While I am not a dietician or nutritionist (nor do I pretend to be - I coach behavior change), I look...
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juliagranacki
Apr 20, 20236 min read
ACL Reconstruction Surgery! Everything You Need To Know!
Today I'm officially two weeks post-op. I started the day with a modified workout, a shower without assistance for only the 2nd time in...
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juliagranacki
Apr 3, 20232 min read
Can Estrogen Impact Injury?
While Gwyneth Paltrow was having her ski accident court drama, I was having some of my own. Ski drama, not court drama, and I didn't...
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juliagranacki
Mar 5, 20233 min read
Am I still Languishing??
In April 2021, the New York Times published an article about languishing during lockdown. For many people (including myself) there was a...
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juliagranacki
Mar 2, 20231 min read
What is Your Second Brain?
Researchers have found that a lesser known nervous system in our guts (our "second brain") communicates with the brain in our head....
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juliagranacki
Feb 8, 20232 min read
Who Am I Without My Person?
Is anyone else out there watching the Apple TV series Shrinking? It follows the life of a CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) therapist...
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juliagranacki
Feb 6, 20232 min read
Aging Skin! Where to Begin?
Licensed esthetician and skincare specialist Jason Moyer, gives us some advice! Let’s face it, as we age, our bodies go through so many...
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juliagranacki
Jan 16, 20232 min read
The Power of an Ingratitude List
Gratitude journals are very popular, and there is definitely a time and a place for their use. However, this practice can sometimes mask...
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juliagranacki
Jan 1, 20232 min read
Why New Year's Resolutions #FAIL
Before you start getting judgey, I want to state that this is not a negative post. I promise. I think it's fair to say that we all get...
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juliagranacki
Dec 6, 20222 min read
Hormone Balance is Bullsh*t
I hear the term hormone balance in reference to perimenopause and menopause a lot and I want to say this NOW so that it's completely...
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juliagranacki
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Happy Halloween! What Does Ritual Mean to You?
Recently, a friend of mine had free, fancy Madison Square Garden suite tickets to Florence + The Machine and while I don't normally like...
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juliagranacki
Oct 5, 20221 min read
The Tax You Pay
My husband and I were married in 2017 at the Tuthilltown Distillery, home of Hudson Baby Bourbon. We were what you might call bourbon...
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