Mindfulness

When our prehistoric ancestors faced terrifying situations like a hungry wooly mammoth, their endocrine system would flood their bodies with the hormones adrenaline and cortisol. This "fight-or-flight" stress response provided a burst of energy so they could respond to the dangerous predator.

How many balls do you have in the air today? As women, we're often juggling kids, a job, a spouse, a home, aging parents and more. 

Multitasking on so many fronts can be enormously stressful. Stress, in turn, can contribute to a host of health problems. 

I don't have time to just sit around and do nothing. I have to drop the kids off at school, get to work, come home and make dinner, get my son to football practice and then catch up on emails. I have way too much work on my plate right now. I don't know when I'd fit this in.