by Sharon Brock | Jan 24, 2025 | Pillar, Gratitude & Purpose, Mental Health
By Sharon Brock, MS, MEd More and more people today identify as spiritual but not religious. In this blog, we explore and appreciate what spirituality is as human beings to increase our capacity for more spiritual experiences in our lives. “Spirituality is an...
by Sharon Brock | Jan 24, 2025 | Social Engagement, Mental Health
By Sharon Brock, MEd, MS Last year, the U.S. Surgeon General published an advisory on the healing effects of social connection and community. This advisory was based on decades of research on the impact of social connection on mental and physical health and brought...
by Sharon Brock | Jan 24, 2025 | Restorative Sleep, Profiles
By Sharon Brock, MS, MEd Bay Area native Cheri D. Mah, MD, MS has made a name for herself as the pioneer of bringing sleep medicine to professional athletes to enhance performance. Specifically, she is hired as a consultant to offer research-based sleep strategies for...
by Yasaman Nourkhalaj | Jan 24, 2025 | Social Engagement, Stress Management, Gratitude & Purpose, Mental Health
By Yasaman Nourkhalaj, BS To improve health and longevity, most people focus on eating the right food, sleeping enough hours, and getting enough exercise. But what if the secret to living longer and healthier isn’t only based on what you take in but also on what you...
by Sharon Brock | Oct 9, 2024 | Social Engagement, Profiles
By Sharon Brock, MEd, MS Many of us read about daily habits that can help us become our best selves—don’t scroll on your phone in bed, drink lemon water before coffee, do computer work from a walking desk—but Stanford University Social Health Researcher Steven...
by Sharon Brock | Oct 1, 2024 | Social Engagement, Mental Health
By Sharon Brock, MEd, MS The “epidemic of loneliness” has exacerbated feelings of disconnection and isolation, especially within the past five years. Among U.S. adults, 53 percent say they have between one and four close friends, and 8 percent say they...
