https://drvivianfischer.com/blog daily 0.75 2022-02-03 https://drvivianfischer.com/blog/post-pandemic-shoes-time-to-let-go-of-those-beloved-high-heeled-power-boots monthly 0.5 2022-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/87394de9-413a-44b1-b11f-68177a6b8f1c/IMG_4488.jpeg Resources - Post-pandemic shoes, post-pandemic beauty… time to let go of those (formerly) beloved high heeled power boots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/daadc805-449c-466e-a056-fce0d6fb0dde/IMG_5208+2.JPG Resources - Post-pandemic shoes, post-pandemic beauty… time to let go of those (formerly) beloved high heeled power boots. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/103d4a4b-57a8-4745-9b98-597dcedd069f/IMG_4486.jpg Resources - Post-pandemic shoes, post-pandemic beauty… time to let go of those (formerly) beloved high heeled power boots. - Buying these new boots (Munro! Extra wide!) felt like an act, not just of self indulgence, but of optimism… and even more importantly, of firmly reenvisioning - realistically - who I am after the pandemic, and who I will be. Buying these new shoes felt like an act of optimism… and realistic visioning of who I am and who I will be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1671de26-12f1-4fd0-b8b6-45bd8c9039db/IMG_7410.jpeg Resources - Post-pandemic shoes, post-pandemic beauty… time to let go of those (formerly) beloved high heeled power boots. - There was nothing sexy or even cute about my work attire over the last few years. Front lines facing COVID every day - doffing and donning the shield, the mask, the gown, the gloves, the respirator. The fear. The exhaustion. My footwear was a pair of Dansko clogs that could be scrubbed with soap every night before I entered my home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/01b810a0-8f40-4d2f-bee2-d68141ed0ad9/IMG_6651.jpg Resources - Post-pandemic shoes, post-pandemic beauty… time to let go of those (formerly) beloved high heeled power boots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/90cb1b23-19af-4acb-86d9-f9a2a790cdd2/IMG_7375.JPG Resources - Post-pandemic shoes, post-pandemic beauty… time to let go of those (formerly) beloved high heeled power boots. - Me and my little brother. Before Trump. Before COVID. Sassy clothes, cute shoes. Sigh. https://drvivianfischer.com/blog/surviving-stormy-times-isnt-always-peaceful-but-finding-the-stillness-and-the-path-through-it-is-possible-the-storm-petrel-and-a-buddhist-perspective monthly 0.5 2021-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1610560264933-HVQQDPY2WIR80K5H6NGR/Storm-petrel-%28Hydrobates-pelagicus%29-669223636_4769x3121.jpeg Resources - Surviving stormy times isn’t always peaceful… but finding the stillness and the path through it is possible. The storm petrel and a Buddhist perspective. “It is the smallest of the world’s seabirds, roughly the same size as a sparrow, and weighing not much more than an ounce. Yet they thrive in the unprotected waters of the open sea, exposed to winds of the highest velocity, towered over by waves of the greatest magnitude, and hunted by larger, fiercer birds, sharks, and other predators.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1610560383252-Y1HQM71X0MS3SVC5K1VS/iStock-143921256.jpg Resources - Surviving stormy times isn’t always peaceful… but finding the stillness and the path through it is possible. The storm petrel and a Buddhist perspective. https://drvivianfischer.com/blog/do-exams-and-interviews-make-you-nervous-me-too monthly 0.5 2021-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1610128421150-EMYKC4JLZK0ZHNC0PM9S/Screen+Shot+2021-01-08+at+11.45.36+AM.jpeg Resources - Do exams and interviews make you nervous? Me, too. - Duke teaches a very organized and structured approach to coaching! This was one of my student scenarios. I try to holistically listen to each client’s individual values and mindset as they work to clarify and attain their own specific goals, and this is a nice structure to return to. It is also helpful, in an exam setting, to return to this firm structure to make sure I “satisfy all the requirements” of the exam structure! Knowing what is expected in an exam or interview helps minimize the performance anxiety! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1610127719040-TJFWUSFEXS7D9KGN0N0V/iStock-184101442.jpg Resources - Do exams and interviews make you nervous? Me, too. - It’s hard not to feel nervous when you know you are being “graded” on your performance! https://drvivianfischer.com/blog/2rmgzms9tyobzs7r1q7ls6yhnt5si8 monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://drvivianfischer.com/blog/be-a-badass-positivity-surfer-my-own-ten-day-challenge monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1608573753291-A2AGY5JEO35YH6OLSIB4/IMG_1473.jpeg Resources - Be a Badass Positivity Surfer; my own ten day challenge Setting up a structure and a blank page always invites me to follow through and translate my ideas into concrete action. 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Can you sense the shift in the energies around you? Can you imagine a better time rolling towards us like a distant wave forming out in the horizon of the ocean? https://drvivianfischer.com/blog/what-is-flow-state-why-is-it-so-important-during-the-pandemic monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1608430927203-M2N7IR68D2N7RVTARPQ0/Playing-Music-with-my-dog-for-Social-Network.-1286681284_5168x3448.jpeg Resources - What is “flow state?” Why is it so important during the pandemic? - Public service announcement: Please take a break from your flow state to feed the dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1608430544954-2RVN62XXGTY20ONI3WLH/63011691622--ACC4F4FD-B5AA-4E95-B7A0-3DA38E079550.jpg Resources - What is “flow state?” Why is it so important during the pandemic? Time flew by. I have no idea how that happened! And I feel - wait for it - HAPPY. That is what achieving a state of “flow” means. It’s what art does for me. In this crazy time of the COVID-19 pandemic, of isolation and frustration, achieving a sense of flow is critical to maintaining positivity and resilience. And drawing and painting is one of my avenues to that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1608431689557-KMTBQADET4KR16E0A34O/Senior-female-pottery-artist-1283234820_6016x4016.jpeg Resources - What is “flow state?” Why is it so important during the pandemic? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1608431771847-N2E3R5J8OAKBTJP8E7F5/Girl-Cloud-485542727_3600x2700.jpeg Resources - What is “flow state?” Why is it so important during the pandemic? Letting go of chronic stress and sympathetic nervous system overload can help the parasympathetic system restore balance, with beneficial effects on both physical and emotional health. Achieving flow state can support this process. https://drvivianfischer.com/blog/how-do-you-take-care-of-yourself-when-you-hit-a-wall monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1607981464199-DJO7T0Y61M4K5MLGMPI4/Japanese-ZEN-garden-with-textured-sand---stock-photo-1175009801_6100x3200.jpeg Resources - How do you take care of yourself when you hit a wall? - Balance involves the deep acceptance that there is a time to be active, and a time to rest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1607981014645-92DOAOZ9ESTIOLFSTIRS/iStock-526323429.jpg Resources - How do you take care of yourself when you hit a wall? Hitting the wall - when you run out of energy and motivation - happens to all of us at times. 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It’s impossible to be sanguine on Election Day, in a nation so deeply and angrily divided over a clash of the most basic of values and beliefs. https://drvivianfischer.com/blog/laughing-at-stupid-corona-virus-jokes-is-it-ok monthly 0.5 2020-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1604088207593-WAGA0TDNMYTU9SWIKW8M/Screen+Shot+2020-10-30+at+3.02.38+PM.png Resources - Laughing at stupid Corona virus jokes - is it ok? - And truly, I would rather laugh than cry right now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1604087035330-4K3FAT9I2Q5FU3L1BZJV/Reaper-in-pajama-vector-illustration.-1212924134_1735x1735.jpeg Resources - Laughing at stupid Corona virus jokes - is it ok? - a cute Grim Reaper? Yes, even the Angel of Death takes time to chill out in footie pajamas under a rainbow sign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1604088970233-QYJ9SRLHWBD5ZVNIH0G9/covid++cards.jpg Resources - Laughing at stupid Corona virus jokes - is it ok? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1604079697386-NVI82MOKIR54MMR84R3U/Merry-Fucking-Christmas--Cool-cat-and-Toilet-paper-Christmas-tree.-Funny-greeting-card-for-Christmas-in-covid-19-pandemic-self-isolated-period.-1282671865_1416x2125.jpg Resources - Laughing at stupid Corona virus jokes - is it ok? Laughing at the hardships of the holidays is a way of acknowledging that yes, this holiday season is kind of gonna suck. Yet, this particular meme is SO last Spring. What would this year’s card look like for you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1604089923936-2SB74R72UWM2CLYW0QNS/Screen+Shot+2020-10-30+at+3.31.14+PM.png Resources - Laughing at stupid Corona virus jokes - is it ok? - Lots of humor is potty-mouthed these days. I embrace that fully. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1604161345298-AM6CPD2TURPVOYBGVGA0/123105954_10207970813544395_2028054752196234070_n.jpeg Resources - Laughing at stupid Corona virus jokes - is it ok? https://drvivianfischer.com/blog/doomscrolling-is-damaging-your-mental-health-why-you-shouldnt-try-to-quit monthly 0.5 2020-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1602166032994-OOCD9JC40XO3SOPF811F/Young-man-with-laptop-and-cat-nose-to-nose%2C-side-view-200543458-001_1415x2122.jpeg Resources - ‘Doomscrolling’ is damaging your mental health - why you shouldn’t try to quit. - Take a break to recharge your emotional battery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1602165687809-I8QWUPD08L5P7RTSNMHC/Closeup-of-Shocked-Young-Man-Working-on-Laptop-626565868_3755x2503.jpeg Resources - ‘Doomscrolling’ is damaging your mental health - why you shouldn’t try to quit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1602166185952-NI71GH3JQH4ZZ2TW2MR9/otter-149089271_3335x2224.jpeg Resources - ‘Doomscrolling’ is damaging your mental health - why you shouldn’t try to quit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1602165821091-NSDR6T8Z2BPZLBZBP82I/Bad-news-over-the-phone-871628844_3869x2579.jpeg Resources - ‘Doomscrolling’ is damaging your mental health - why you shouldn’t try to quit. - Late night doomsurfing. 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Choosing each next small goal is like being a climber, looking up to the top and seeking that next foothold. Any of those choices may work - and the order we choose them in shapes our individual journey. (And look at all the pretty colors along the way.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1599163525462-JO8YR7NRSYC0JX5ZGRDU/IMG_3013.jpeg Resources - The blessing of a blank page. How a monthly writing ritual renews mindful intentions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edebb4bd0174b7b6c1490f2/1599159827519-0KNSKX4CLNPJZ8MSNT83/IMG_3002.jpeg Resources - The blessing of a blank page. How a monthly writing ritual renews mindful intentions. I created this blank page setup on August 27th. 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