Our bodies are built around rhythms—sleep, eating, waking, resting, and even the simple rhythm of our breath.

In this short excerpt from Green and Blue Spaces, Dr. Marcy Willard explores why these rhythms matter for our mental health and shares a simple mindfulness practice: paying attention to just eight breaths.

It may sound small, but sometimes bringing our attention back to something as natural as our breath can help us reconnect with the rhythm of being present.

🌿 Eight breaths. A moment to pause. A chance to come back to yourself.

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This brief video talks all about the importance of resetting your body clock on a daily basis. Getting outside to start your day can have huge impacts! This is a quick reminder of the effect that little daily changes can have on your body rhythm.

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Mindfulness doesn't have to be complicated—and it doesn't have to mean sitting perfectly still for a long meditation.

In this short excerpt from Green and Blue Spaces, Dr. Marcy Willard shares a simple practice: noticing your breath. Even a few mindful breaths can help shift your attention away from the constant chatter in your mind and bring you back to the present moment.

And if counting breaths or deep breathing makes you uncomfortable? That's okay, too.

Mindfulness isn't about forcing it. It's about noticing what you can tolerate.

🌿 Take a breath. Notice it. Be here.

What if just 17 minutes outside each day could make a meaningful difference in your health and well-being?

Remember being told as a kid, “Go outside and play?”

It turns out Mom may have been onto something.

In this episode of Juju's Treasures, Dr. Marcy Willard explores the growing research around the benefits of spending time outdoors—and why connecting with green spaces like parks and trees and blue spaces like lakes, rivers, and streams can help support our physical health, mental health, and nervous system.

From morning sunlight and birdsong to mindful breathing and the calming rhythm of moving water, nature may offer more benefits than we realize.

And the best part? You don't need to spend hours outdoors.

Sometimes, a little fresh air and a few moments in nature can go a long way.

🎙️ Green and Blue Spaces — the latest episode of Juju's Treasures: Parenting, Therapy, and Treasures from the Heart.

So... maybe it's time to take Mom's advice.

Get outside and play. 🌿💙

Big T. Little t. Big impact.

When we hear the word trauma, we often think of a single, dramatic event - a serious accident, a life-threatening experience, or something else that feels unmistakably traumatic.

But trauma can also develop through repeated experiences, especially in childhood and relationships. And while we may call these “Little t” traumas, that doesn’t mean their impact is little.

In this short clip from Juju’s Treasures, Dr. Marcy Willard explains the difference between Big T and Little t trauma, how developmental and relational trauma can take shape, and why understanding the distinction matters.

Sometimes, the experiences that shape us most aren't the ones we immediately recognize as trauma.

Sometimes trauma can leave us feeling numb, shut down, disconnected, or as though parts of life simply don't reach us anymore.

But healing can begin to unlock those emotions and restore our capacity for connection, love, joy, and even the difficult feelings that make us fully human.

In this short clip from Juju's Treasures, Dr. Marcy Willard explains one of the most important signs that trauma treatment is working: your capacity for life begins to open back up.

The conversation explores the topic of healing from trauma, discussing the nature of trauma, its impact on worldview, types of trauma (big T and small T), and methods of trauma healing. It emphasizes the possibility of healing and the restoration of capacity and purpose after trauma.

Takeaways

• Trauma is not just about what happens, but how it is internalized and carried forward.
• Healing from trauma unlocks capacity for connection, emotion, self-trust, and purpose.

Gratitude as a practice and behavior that leads to happiness and positive thinking.

Takeaways

• Gratitude leads to happiness
• Gratitude is a practice

Happiness is a state of being, not a destination. The pursuit of happiness is a misnomer as it implies a fixed place of happiness that is unrealistic.

Takeaways

• Happiness is a state of being
• The pursuit of happiness is unrealistic

The conversation explores the concept of happiness and its relationship to our thoughts and feelings. It emphasizes the importance of gratitude and intentions in shaping our state of being and highlights the power we have to choose our thoughts and behaviors.

Takeaways

• Happiness is a state of being, not a destination
• Gratitude and intentions play a key role in shaping our happiness