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Welcome to the MN8 Blog, where you can find thoughts, suggestions, guides, and more around mindset and mental wellness.
Joining the Ted Lasso Movement: Embracing the Power of Human Transformation
Like many others, I hopped on the Ted Lasso bandwagon and started watching the show. It was a rollercoaster of emotions, shifting perspectives, and profound convictions throughout the three seasons. The impactful one-liners alone made me pause and reconsider my...
What Horses Can Teach Humans About Their Own Mental Wellbeing
Do you know that animals are given pills for managing their behavior? Yes, it’s true. In his book, Stolen Focus, Johann Hari discusses, “There are parrots on Xanax and Valium, there are many species from chickens to walruses being given antipsychotics, and there are...
Falling into Change
Fall is in full swing, bringing with it all the extra stuff that comes with the year’s most beautiful—and busiest—changing of the seasons. Kids are going back to school, some of us are feeling the pressure to get moving on our yearly goals and on top of that, COVID...
Where You Spend Your Time Will Tell You What You Value…
Time is something that is considered precious. We tend to hear things like: • “We want our time to matter” • “Good things take time” • “Time is non-refundable, use it with intention” • “Time is precious, spend it wisely” • “You’ll never ‘find’ time for anything. If...
Payoff of the Old System
In the way you function, you will find that inside your head there is a whole system, a set of demands about how the world should be, how you should be or what you should want. When the world or other people don’t live up to that expectation, it can make you feel...
Think the Drink Through
Think the Drink Through is actually a saying that folks use in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). It is supposed to make you ask the question, “How am I going to feel after taking this drink?” It’s a pretty powerful statement. Most of us are running so fast in life, and we...