by Positively Balanced LLC | Oct 19, 2020 | Amanda Sterczyk, Physical Health
by Amanda Sterczyk, MA, CPT __________________________________ It happened late on a Monday night. After sleeping very soundly for an hour, I woke up and could not fall back asleep. It seemed to be my latest disordered sleep pattern. And, just like other nights when...
by Positively Balanced LLC | May 11, 2020 | Amanda Sterczyk, Physical Health
by Amanda Sterczyk, MA, CPT Unprecedented times. That’s a phrase we’ve heard a lot lately, as countries around the world try to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic that’s spread to every corner of the planet. It’s not the first time a highly contagious coronavirus has...
by Positively Balanced LLC | Jan 13, 2020 | Amanda Sterczyk, Mental Health, Physical Health
by Amanda Sterczyk, MA, CPT Image: Miikka H, Flickr “Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have” -Parker Palmer When our kids were little, I discovered a key difference in my husband’s and my parenting styles. I like to call...
by Positively Balanced LLC | Jan 6, 2020 | Amanda Sterczyk, Mental Health, Occupational Health
By Amanda Sterzyk Five years ago, I wrote a blog post about the sandwich generation, highlighting the stress that people—mostly women—feel when supporting both parents and children. As a mother with aging parents, I felt the squeeze of competing responsibilities...