How to Integrate Winter Olympics Sports At Home
On a trip to Europe a few years ago, I multisported all over and around the city of Cortina in the Italian Dolomite Region, climbing mountains and via ferratas, biking in the Alps, hiking, and …
Building Resilience When the Future Feels Unsteady
Resilience—the capacity to adapt, recover, and keep moving forward—is a mental skillset that matters more than ever in a world defined by rapid change, economic uncertainty, and constant information overload. For people who feel anxious …
The Body Mind Connection: A Stoic Approach to Well-Being
As a licensed clinical mental health counselor, I’m very much aware of how common it is for people to experience worry, heaviness, and a sense of being overwhelmed. Much of this worry centers on control, …
Shifting Your Teen’s Relationship with Social Media
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and author of the book, Calming Teenage Anxiety: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Your Teenager Cope with Worry, I am frequently asked about the relationship between adolescent anxiety and …
The Wellness Reframe: The Strategic Power of Doing Nothing
I used to think rest days were for quitters. Then plantar fasciitis—and too many injuries—taught me otherwise. In a fitness culture that glorifies the grind, doing nothing feels like giving up. But what if your …
Tech/Life with Taino: How to Create Resolutions That Stick
Given up your New Year resolution yet? A majority of people have given up on the habits from their New Year resolution by February. Whether it is around 50% as some studies indicate or as …
The Resilient Athlete: Training For The Long Game
There comes a point in every athlete’s life when the question shifts. It’s no longer “How much can I squeeze out of myself?” but rather “How do I keep doing this well for as long …
Easy Daily Habits to Improve Health
Busy parents, caregivers, and working adults juggling deadlines, commutes, and family needs often hit the same wall: energy drops, stress stays high, and healthy intentions get pushed to “later.” The hardest part of modern work-life …
The Body Mind Connection: Rethinking Resolutions
A Balanced Approach to the New Year Happy New Year, welcome to 2026. This is the season of resolutions, bold goal setting, and the familiar promise to reinvent yourself. A new year often arrives with …
The Wellness Reframe: Stop Should-ing All Over Your Fitness Goals
I'm 63 and I've been an athlete my whole life. Running, skiing, cycling, Pilates—if it involved movement, I was all in. But somewhere in my mid-50s, my body started sending me different messages. The endless …
How Creative Pursuits Help Athletes Manage Stress
The Art of Unwinding For athletes, stress is part of the terrain. The pressure to perform, the weight of competition, and the constant pursuit of improvement can stretch even the most disciplined minds. While rigorous …
Tech/Life with Taino: Take a Break this Holiday Season
This is a featured excerpt from my book Tech-Life Balance: 101 Ways to Thrive in a Digital World. Here are my tips for the holidays. The plan will look different for everyone, but the key …
