Wellness Archives - Laurie Bishop

Silence Course

Then I would lie awake, staring at the ceiling thinking, “There’s no way I can stay silent for three hours – forget about three days…maybe my head will explode with thoughts…maybe I’ll spontaneously combust…”

I really didn’t think I could do it. So, I drove back up the mountain to see if I could keep quiet.

Finding Happy

As we sat there, trying to hide our insecurities while pleasantly working with the instructor, a storm began. The wind started to howl; the two doors began to rattle, and the lights went out.

The Art of Happy

There are only a few things in life that we absolutely have to do, and one of those things is to breathe. Face it: we have to breathe. To be honest, I’m not that great at it. I constantly find myself holding my breath, especially while I’m driving or getting therapy...

Fifty and the Journey Continues!

If you read my last blog, you may wonder whether I completed my 50-mile journey before I turned 50. You didn’t read my last blog? Really? OK, for those of you who did, let’s pause a second while we wait for those who didn’t, so everyone is caught up. Here is...

50 by 50: Resetting Normal

I turn 50 tomorrow. While attending a Mental Toughness seminar last month, I decided to challenge myself with running 50 miles over consecutive days without any breaks between days. I asked my personal trainer, who was giving the seminar, what she thought about my...

Tuna Run: a nonstop 200 Mile Relay

When my friend Jerry e-mailed me asking me to join his relay team for the Tuna 200 run, I immediately thought three things: first, my trainer Jackie must have put him up to this because I would not be the first or fiftieth person he would think to ask to add to his...