Your Health. Your Questions. Answers You Can Understand.
Welcome to the TotalWellCoach Health and Wellness Library. Explore evidence-informed articles about healthy aging, nutrition, fatigue, sleep, metabolic health, emotional well-being, supplements, and understanding your health.
Written by Joyce Strong, RN, BSN, to help you become a more knowledgeable, confident participant in your own care.
The Biology of Shame: What We Carry in the Body Long After the Story Ends
Chronic shame and self-blame do not live only in our thoughts. Over time, emotional stress can affect sleep, energy, muscle tension, metabolism, recovery and the nervous system. In this deeply personal article, RN and health coach Joyce Strong explores the biology of carrying shame — and what her song “Shame on Me” reveals about putting down what was never ours.
September Is the Other January — But You Don’t Need Another Diet
September can feel like the other January—a natural time to begin again. Instead of another diet or 30-day challenge, use the season to take a closer look at your energy, sleep, strength, nutrition, stress and what your body actually needs.