Brenda Nicholson

I’ve noticed an interesting trend lately. Linking women’s monthly cycles to productivity. I have seen several articles about it, including publications like Forbes. I suspect it’s related to recent interest in discovering your female energy and doing business in a feminine manner. Here’s the gist: When hormones are released at the beginning of the cycle, […]

After all this time, I thought I had it beat. But today, grief caught me by surprise and left me in pieces. My 29-year-old daughter died unexpectedly in November 2017. A few weeks ago, I consoled a friend who had lost her daughter too soon. Too soon. That’s a bullshit term. It’s always too soon.

How are these four things related? Two are food-related, and two are mental health issues. Surely there’s no connection. But there is, and it makes so much sense when you find out. The food that you eat can affect your mental well-being. You know this. Have several shots of liquor, and your mental state will

I’ve been wondering about anxiety lately. I remember having it as a child (I still do), and my youngest daughter exhibited signs as early as five. I know my mom had it. Is it learned or inherited? The research indicates that it can be either one, and the most common way to tell is the

Right now, my stomach hurts. I am a stress eater. I am not one of those people who can’t eat when stressed. If I were, I probably wouldn’t exist. And it turns out that it doesn’t matter what you eat when you are stressed. Healthy food — in large enough quantities — will make you just as sick as

I have ADHD. Without habits and routines, my life would consist of wandering here and there and getting little done in between. I write everything down — even a post-it I keep to remind me to put the laundry in the dryer. And I have specific days for certain things. Bathrooms get deep-cleaned on Sundays because I

What’s important to you, and where are you putting your daily focus? Unfortunately, those are likely two different answers. Your family is your priority, but you need your job, which takes most of your time. And of course, there’s all the house-related stuff. How do you show your family how important they are when you

I know; I wrote about putting joy into your life the other day. But that doesn’t mean that you should be spending all day in a state of bliss. I’m not sure that’s possible or worthwhile. We all have things that need to be done daily. No one is ever going to “spark joy” cleaning

You see a lot these days about morning routines, but what about evening ones? The best way to begin your day is to start the night before. Get your outfit ready and your breakfast and lunch. Put your stuff by the door, check your calendar, and the weather too. You wake up prepared for the

A few years ago, my life fell apart. I unexpectedly took early retirement, and my daughter passed away suddenly a month later. I was lost; I didn’t see the point in me existing anymore. I didn’t know what to do with myself. I had to find a reason for being, and I didn’t know where