by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 8, 2026 | Mental Fitness, Workshop
“You’re not a Marine. You don’t need to kiss the floor,” Stephanie said. Wait, what? I was struggling to do off-the-knees push-ups in my personal trainer’s studio. Calling Stephanie “my” personal trainer is a bit of a stretch, since I only see her every several...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 22, 2026 | Positive Intelligence
There is something powerful about hearing someone name their own transformation — not in polished marketing language, but in honest reflection about what shifted inside them. Again and again, I see how small, consistent mental fitness practices help people move from...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 15, 2026 | Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders
“Stop taking your lover to the bathroom,” Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra told the crowd. We all burst out laughing, forgetting that we were standing in sub-freezing weather. He was talking about our cell phones, admonishing us to just do one thing at a time rather than...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 8, 2026 | Mindfulness in Nature
It’s been three weeks since my husband and I returned from our first visit to Australia. Yes, I have adorable photos of tree-hugging koalas and video of a mother kangaroo and her baby exchanging wet kisses. But the image that lodged itself into my psyche and has...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 25, 2026 | Motivation
It’s Sunday, a week since we returned from our first visit to Australia. A friend texted me a couple of days ago saying, “You must have whiplash leaving sunny Australia to come home to this weather!” “Whiplash” is the word I come back to today. Not just...
