Your olfactory system (aka your sense of smell) is directly connected to the limbic part of your brain (the same area that controls emotions, memory, and stress🧠✨) That’s why one drop of lavender or Pine essential oil can shift your entire state faster than any to-do list ever could. Today’s reset looked like this: 🌿 Diffuser on: emotional regulation through scent. 🙏 Prayer gratitude journaling: grounding my nervous system connecting with God. 🧘🏽‍♀️ Stretch roll Pilates: releasing tension a

A late but sweet Veteran’s Day memory. Mariana played the Army Song for my father and he loved it. Months later, he would tell me how he would watch it over and over and how much he loved it. We had a drinks and hamburgers. He asked several times to make sure that his ginger ale was non-alcoholic. He also cut his burger in half to save some for later. He represents a lost time where he and his generation refused to waste food. Live a clean life. And serve their country as he did in the States as

The Connections Between Smell, Memory, and Health