<![CDATA[Break Through Academy - Blog]]>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:59:20 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Go to the Dentist, write a blog....]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:58:29 GMThttp://www.b-t-academy.org/blog/go-to-the-dentist-write-a-blogOk, I'm no Carrie Bradshaw, but I do wonder what it says about me that I go to the dentist and use the experience to write another blog post... Elephant Journal seems to be liking what I have to say these days... On Teeth and Meditation  I hope you do as well.

Wendy Kuhn
President
Break Through Academy
]]><![CDATA[Gifts of Getting Older]]>Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:57:55 GMThttp://www.b-t-academy.org/blog/gifts-of-getting-olderMy post on the Gifts of Getting Older seemed to resonate with the Elephant Journal crew - love when that happens!  Hope you enjoy it. 

Wendy Kuhn
President
Break Through Academy
www.b-t-academy.org
]]><![CDATA[The Best (Volunteer) Job Ever]]>Mon, 25 May 2015 21:38:08 GMThttp://www.b-t-academy.org/blog/the-best-volunteer-job-everThought you might enjoy the latest guest blog that I had published in the Elephant Journal. (The title is theirs, not mine).   The Best (Volunteer) Job Ever.
]]><![CDATA[Do you have 19 minutes?]]>Tue, 19 May 2015 15:44:19 GMThttp://www.b-t-academy.org/blog/do-you-have-19-minutesWell this is a different kind of blog post.   For a client, I recorded a guided visualization.   It's really a lovely one.  If you are interested, here is a link to the audio.
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Wendy Kuhn
President
Break Through Academy
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]]><![CDATA[What About Belle?]]>Wed, 29 Apr 2015 19:23:23 GMThttp://www.b-t-academy.org/blog/what-about-belleI thought you might be interested in my recent post in the Elephant Journal about Belle Gibson, the Wellness Guru who lied about curing herself of cancer  - "Wellness Guru Faked Cancer: Why it Matters to Be an Informed Consumer."

Wendy Kuhn
President
Break Through Academy
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]]><![CDATA[Feeling Gratitude is Good for You!]]>Mon, 27 Apr 2015 14:58:20 GMThttp://www.b-t-academy.org/blog/feeling-gratitude-is-good-for-youA study just came out that feeling grateful can help heart patients heal.  I think that's a great finding.  I wonder what it means for keeping our hearts healthy generally.    The Institute of HeartMath (I'm a HeartMath mentor) says that feelings of appreciation and gratitude are good for our hearts.  In addition, there's research that feelings of gratitude are good for our brains.   I wonder what gets in the way of being grateful each day?   I have a ten day Sugar Challenge to improve your health and happiness, I think next I need to create a ten day Gratitude challenge.   Would you take it?  Can you list 5 things for which you are grateful in the comments below?   Try doing that each day for a week and see how you feel at the end of the week.  Let me know!

Wendy Kuhn
Holistic Health Coach
Break Through Academy
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]]><![CDATA[Don't lose sight of the Debate]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2015 19:13:44 GMThttp://www.b-t-academy.org/blog/dont-lose-sight-of-the-debate The Food Babe

The Food Babe and her “Food Babe Way” have become a bit of a lightening rod for the movement for healthy foods or at least accurately labeled foods.  She has her supporters and detractors with her extreme supporters taking everything she says as gospel and her extreme detractors taking issue with blog posts that she has long since repudiated and taken down.  

Amidst the clamor, there are also some good, thoughtful articles about what she says and this is what I think is most important – to drive this critical discussion, arguably, our lives depend up on it.     There are problems with many processed foods in this country, we do allow foods and chemicals in our systems that are banned in Europe, and the GM debate (as well as the associated debate about the known and proven dangers of RoundUp) are important discussions.   There is so much that we do not know when it comes to nutrition, just yesterday I read an article about what actually qualifies as too much salt, we still don’t know after years, if not decades, of study.

The thing is, we need to have the conversation. We need to be aware of what we are putting into and on our bodies, and I believe we have the right to know what the ingredients are in these products.

Arguing over blog posts that are years old is pointless.   There are many scientists who did work in the past that they have since repudiated or qualified.   At the same time, painting all chemicals as evil toxins is probably not the way to go either.  There is a middle ground and there is an important discussion to be had.  Let’s not lose the focus among the vitriol and passion. 

Wendy Kuhn
President
Break Through Academy
www.b-t-academy.org

]]><![CDATA[Angelina Jolie's NYTimes Piece - Update ]]>Tue, 24 Mar 2015 22:18:05 GMThttp://www.b-t-academy.org/blog/angelina-jolies-nytimes-piecesIn case you missed this, I thought it was a beautifully written, well reasoned piece by Angelina Jolie. 

What do you think?   Do you know what choice you would make? 


Wendy Kuhn
President
Break Through Academy
www.b-t-academy.org
]]><![CDATA[March 16 - Freedom of Information Day]]>Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:46:34 GMThttp://www.b-t-academy.org/blog/march-16-freedom-of-information-dayToday is Freedom of Information Day.  It's a serious issue from a government perspective, but today I'm thinking about it in terms of interpersonal interactions.   Ever since I first listened to Brene Brown's Ted Talk, I find that it comes up in conversation all the time. In particular, I find her perspective on being appropriately vulnerable to be really interesting.   While I'm on the subject, I also love the idea of asking yourself: "is it true? is it necessary? is it kind?" before saying something.  

I'm not sure how either of these would impact freedom of information requests, but I have no doubt that it would improve communication in government!  What do you think? Happy viewing
Wendy

Wendy Kuhn
President
Break Through Academy
www.b-t-academy.org

]]><![CDATA[March 4 - A Day to Remember Poppa]]>Wed, 04 Mar 2015 12:24:03 GMThttp://www.b-t-academy.org/blog/march-4-a-day-to-remember-poppaPicture
Today is the anniversary of my grandfather's death.   I was incredibly lucky to grow up with all four grandparents living nearby.   My grandfather, as the father of two sons, was probably completely bewildered by my two sisters and me, but he loved us without condition.   I remember as a little girl him dancing with me by having me step on his feet and I remember how he used to pretend that he couldn't clap -- a routine that kept us amused for hours.  I also remember the incredibly loving kindness he showed my grandmother as she declined and was no longer present even when she was there.  I am now almost the age my grandfather was when I was born, which is not relevant but is astonishing, and I am beginning to see friends find great joy in grandparenthood.  

Thinking about my grandparents makes me think about many things health, elder care in this country, food safety now as compared to when they were growing up, choices, community -- all sorts of things.  But, for now, I am just going to take a moment for gratitude and appreciation for Poppa, my other grandparents, and my parents and all of that they did to enable me to live this wonderful, amazing life.   I invite you, on this cold March day, to take a moment, focus on the area around your heart and breathe love and appreciation in and out through your heart for that which you are most grateful.

In  love and gratitude,

Wendy

Wendy Kuhn
President
Break Through Academy
www.b-t-academy.org















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