THINKUP BLOG AND TIPS

A doctor of chiropractor by training, I found my passion as a  sleep consultant.  I coach parents with babies from birth to 4 years.  Newborn sleep teaching is gentle without tears as you form habits that you can sustain over time.  After 4 months of age, sleep consulting is helping parents undo their babies and toddlers learned habits of falling asleep.  These often incl...

We’ve all had moments of self-doubt, where we have to talk ourselves into doing something that might be unfamiliar or unclear. It could be a physical challenge — maybe a race that you’ve decided to do when you’ve never before run with others. Or it could be something new at work that you’ve never attempted — perhaps a presentation in front of others for the first time. If you’ve eve...

Many people strive towards self-improvement and self-actualization and I am not an exception. I spent countless hours searching for the answers:  How to deal with Stress and Anxiety? How to overcome stress? How to think positively? How to feel more relaxed and confident? How to create a space between the event and my reaction? How to have more energy? How to overcome stress? How to...

I’m a physician. Family Medicine. Sports Medicine. Integrative Pain Management. I see a lot of patients with pain. For acute pain, the recent injury, for example, treatments include ice, topical creams, oral medications, physical therapy, and injections. Persistent Pain (Chronic) But what about people with persistent pain? Pain in their back, pain the neck, pelvic pain, jaw pain, arm pain...

Work stress is normal, at times even beneficial, part of any work environment. Just think of how deadlines inspire action under pressure, or goals motivate team members towards their figurative finish lines. However, sometimes that work stress accumulates and becomes chronic. When it reaches that point, it may get in the way of your career goals, and even negatively impact your personal life. ...

As a student, you have to deal with multiple things at the same time, including keeping up with the preparation for exams, extra-curricular activities, competitions, and many such other performance pressures. And when the results are not as good as you had expected them to be, it is quite natural for you to get de-motivated. This is where the power of positive affirmations steps in dealing with s...