Category: Health & Wellness

Prioritizing Mental Health While Looking for a Job: Tips and Strategies Searching for a job is a full-time job and can be incredibly stressful and time consuming. The pressure to find the right opportunity, the uncertainty of the market, and the repetitive cycle of applications and interviews can take a toll on mental health. It’s…

In today’s social media society, there’s pressure to always be happy, successful, and put together, after all, there’s an image to uphold.   Consider all the times we tell others we’re “fine”.   The checker at the grocery store “How are you doing today?” “Fine, thanks.”   The barista at the local Starbucks “How’s your…

Since screens dominate much of our lives and distractions abound, the call of the wild presents a much-needed escape. Nature, with its unspoiled landscapes and tranquil beauty, beckons us to reconnect and rediscover its healing presence. This exploration emphasizes the profound connection between humans and nature, showcasing how venturing into the great outdoors not only…

In my last article about identifying perfectionism in children and teens, I shared how they are increasingly exposed to societal pressures and unrealistic standards perpetuated by social media. The improbable perfect lives displayed has created an epidemic of anxiety, depression, self-doubt and worse.  The statistics are sad and frightening. Yet, for those of us who grew…

Playfulness: The Secret of Genius and the Fountain of Youth in Uncertain Times Playfulness conjures up images of childlike innocence and play, freedom and joy! Edgewalkers value and understand the importance of Playfulness, the quality of being light-hearted or full of fun. Now more than ever, we can choose to play at any time. When…

Let There Be Light                                                                                           Appreciating the Flamekeeper By Susan K Furness                                                               Edgewalker Senior Associate I love playing with polarities or opposites. I embrace their…

Hi everyone. It’s Sal Celly hope you all are doing great. I am at my favorite spot at Lake Pflugerville-it’s cloudy day here in Austin, Texas. I was definitely missing this spot as I have been traveling and working and busy with life. I wanted to come and spend some time here and I want…

 Nelson Mandela said, “There’s no passion to be found playing small, in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”  Passion is one the five Edgewalker Qualities of Being inherent in those people who are always on the leading edge. Passion is an intense focus on your purpose by…

Tending the Hearth This is the third in our series about the five Archetypes of Change – Edgewalkers, Flamekeepers, Hearthtenders, Placeholders and Guardians.  Today we focus on Hearthtenders.  We all have a complicated relationship with change in our lives and our work.  Sometimes change is welcome and embraced because it makes things better. Sometimes we…

Guidance of Spirit: How to See What Others Do Not An Edgewalker lives at the edge of two worlds and is able to bridge the two. I like to think of the two worlds as one: the seen and the unseen, yet all made of the same “stuff,” which can be called Consciousness, Awareness, Spirit,…