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Jessica Place, PhD
- Feb 14, 2021
- 2 min
Holding Back
"We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance A...
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Jessica Place, PhD
- Nov 29, 2020
- 2 min
Laughing at Ourselves
My family went to GameStop after lunch today to "look" at the Nintendo Switch. My husband and I were thinking of getting the girls the...
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Jessica Place, PhD
- Nov 11, 2020
- 2 min
Centered and Grounded
This morning I was exceptionally all-over-the-place with my mind. You know the feeling? Monkey-mind, squirrel-brain; call it what you...
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Jessica Place, PhD
- Oct 26, 2020
- 2 min
Meeting 2020 with Mindfulness
#covid19 #2020election #politics #racialtensions #climatechange #financialinsecurity #ourchildrensfutures These are just a few of the...
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Jessica Place, PhD
- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
Dumping Your Trash
I have a close friend, let's call him Bob, who recently related this story to me: Bob lives in apartment complex and is often outside...
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Jess Place, PhD
- Oct 2, 2020
- 2 min
Reflections on a Lizard
This is Scary, the lizard. My 6 year old caught him the other day and brought him over to show me. A few minutes after this picture was...
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Jess Place, PhD
- Sep 22, 2020
- 2 min
Beware of Having Preferences
Recently, I was given the opportunity to begin a yoga program at a mixed-martial arts gym. Excited as I was to have this chance to...
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Jess Place, PhD
- Sep 17, 2020
- 2 min
What is your narrative about yourself?
I'm an English teacher so I know all about narrative writing and how to teach it to kids. It's an engaging form of writing because, ever...
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Jessica Place, PhD
- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
Self-Doubt
Today, I am feeling scared. Scared of the unknown, scared of the future, scared of the thought that I am screwing things up. What will...
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Jess Place, PhD
- May 10, 2018
- 2 min
Situations That Are Out of Our Control
As I sit here trying to think of what I want to write my blog about this month, I find myself feeling a deep sense of hurt and betrayal....
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Jessica Place, PhD
- Mar 27, 2018
- 2 min
Wanting Things to be Different From the Way They Are
Lately, I have found myself getting lost in thoughts about what I would rather be doing than what I AM doing. I think this happens to...
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Jess Place, PhD
- Mar 5, 2018
- 2 min
Cleaning the Kitchen
Most of us are very adept at avoiding undesirable situations. For instance, the kitchen is an area I avoid consistently, despite my true...
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Jess Place, PhD
- Jan 29, 2018
- 2 min
You Are Being Watched
So, the other day, I was driving home from picking up my 3 year old from school. I had worked all day, the other half of my family was...
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Jess Place, PhD
- Jan 8, 2018
- 2 min
Accepting Our Scars
It’s a new year. If you are like me, you make a list of resolutions that you may (or may not) keep because you want to try to be a better...
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Jess Place, PhD
- Nov 30, 2017
- 2 min
Lightening Up This Holiday Season
Today is the last day of November and I am already sick of Christmas. Part of me feels scroogy for saying this but another part of me is...
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Jessica Place, PhD
- Oct 15, 2017
- 3 min
Lost on the Subway in NYC
My business partner, Patrick, and I went to New York City this past weekend to sit in on some wonderful speakers at the Wisdom 2.0...
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Jess Place, PhD
- Sep 28, 2017
- 2 min
Laughing in the Face of Adversity
My age and my Mindfulness practice have brought me to an interesting place in life. I have found situations that would have mortified me...
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Jessica Place, PhD
- Sep 6, 2017
- 2 min
Taking a Moment to Breathe
I don’t know what it has been about life lately but I feel like I am drowning in obligations and responsibilities. Perhaps it is because...
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Jess Place, PhD
- Aug 30, 2017
- 2 min
Expecting Perfection
I am a perfectionist. I inherently expect perfection in myself. Not others; just myself. I also know that this is unrealistic and part of...
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