Jam Your Way to Joy: Music and Positive Psychology
Don't worry, this won't be a 1200 words convincing you to listen to Phish. My jam may not be your jam, and that's fine. Let's get that out of the way, so we can just move and celebrate embrace how…
WELCOME TO THE NERD FAMM!
Congratulations on making the decision to strive for personal improvement, self awareness, and growth. The NERD FAMM is an opportunity to understand the connection between your choices and your mental health. The Next Excellent Right Decision (NERD) and the Feel…
Health Compromising Behaviors in Health Psychology
A health compromising behavior is any behavior that harms your physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual well being. Some behaviors can be both enhancing and compromising depending on the quantity, individual person, circumstances, and intensity. Everyday people are presented with opportunities…
Health Psychology: Health Enhancing Behaviors, So many Great Ways to be Healthy
A health enhancing behavior is any choice, mindset, or action that enhances and improves your physical, mental, or spiritual health and well-being. Being proactive about your health is the best way to thrive and flourish. There are many great options…
BUMMER-BRO! Navigating Injuries in the Mountains
Mountain people are adrenaline junkies. Athletically A.D.H.D., playing hard and with significant consequences. Injuries happen, and they suck. Altering life, taking something joyful, and replacing it with agony. They suck, suck, suck, but will happen. In the high country, we…
Journaling: Word-Vomit for the Soul
Journaling is an essential part of wellness. Goals, gratitude, reflection, are all ways that the soul can breathe through words in a journal. Many people avoid the Pandora's box of self-reflection and introspection like the plague. Often fearing what one's…
Yin Yoga and Mental Wellness with Drew and Samantha
https://youtu.be/5NtUbZAd0Bg Welcome to the Yin Yoga and Mental Wellness class brought to you by Building Hope, Meta Yoga, and Colorado Mountain College. We are delighted to share this incredible experience with you. The class will be taught by the fabulous…
Feeding your Injury, The Good, The Bad, The Comforting, The Suppliments
Everything changes in your life when you get injured. Your energy levels, activity abilities, and your mental health. One thing that evolves as you transition from daily adventuring and playing to the stagnancy on the couch (for a little while)…
Food and Feelings: Feed Your Mind, Body and Soul
This handout is used for a culinary class at Colorado Mountain College. A collaboration with the Psychology Department (Drew Mikita), Culinary Department (Ian Buchanan), and Sciences (Dr. Justin Pollack). The class is offered free to the community through Build Hope…
Building Hope: The Mindful Man
Mindfulness is a term that can be manifested in a variety of forms. A word that may conjure up images of meditation, awareness, or monks, while all are somewhat accurate mindfulness can be so much more. This seminar will look…
Positive Psychology in Crisis, Navigating S*!% Storms!
Welcome to Positive Psychology in Crisis, Navigating S*!% Storms! This web-series will look at how to implement the fundamentals of Positive Psychology to help navigate life's many crises, from a global pandemic to the daily micro-catastrophes that can seem like…
Happy Thanksgiving, World!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. If you are reading this I am grateful you are seeing my words. I value all the support given to me, especially today. It is an amazing day, one to reflect and appreciate. I am at a…
Isak Heartstone Memorial Service, Community Announces Kindness Award in His Name
Locals gathered today to celebrate the all too short life of Isak Heartstone, the loving troll guardian of Breckenridge, celebrate a potential rebirth, and start kindness award. Grey, looming clouds were beginning to form in Breckenridge as locals joined in…
Mindfulness and Mental Wellness
Mindfulness is a term that is used with a great diversity of interpretations and deliveries. While the term seems to be experiencing a modernization and evolution, likely for better and worse. Finding the true use of mindfulness is going to vary. Usually…
Good-Bye loyal friend, Isak Heartstone. So Much More than the Breckenridge Troll.
Isak Heartsone, Breckenridge Troll and Local since August, 2018 died today as a result of a broken heart. While he was with us only a few months he touched so many. A service will be held at 10am where Isak…
Role Models and Admiration: The Value of Human Connection
Who is someone in your life you really admire? A person you want to be more like. All the people that come to mind for me is overwhelming. So many people who are amazing. It is important to recognize role…
Heroes, Role Models and Admiration: The Value of Human Connection
Who is someone in your life you really admire? A person you want to be more like. All the people that come to mind for me is overwhelming. So many people who are amazing. It is important to recognize role…
Happiness and Human Connection
How do you feel when you are around your best friend in the world? Your family? That special someone? Human connection and happiness are strongly connected, and an easy and free way to improve mental health. Happiness and human connection…
Physical Activity and Happiness
How do you feel after a bike ride, run, trip to the gym or your favorite physical activity? Recharged Stronger? More self confident? What about happier? Physical activity is connected to improved physical, psychological, and emotional well being. There are…
Feel Awesomer: Physical Activity and Fulfillment
How do you feel after a bike ride, run, trip to the gym or your favorite physical activity? Recharged Stronger? More self confident? What about happier? Physical activity is connected to improved physical, psychological, and emotional well being. There are…
The Importance and Value of Savoring
Why does my granola bar taste so amazing at the top of a 14er or a long bike ride? Or Ramen noodles taste like a 5 star meal when camping? A much more enjoyable experience compared to that same granola…
Savor Everything: Flavors, Moments, and Life.
https://youtu.be/ZRvDDVynXrk Savoring during a global pandemic One of the best meals I have ever eaten was just an unripened avocado. Pulled off a tree in Peru en route to Machu Picchu, feet dangling off a train bridge at the base…