by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 7, 2026 | Mental Fitness
How often do you ask yourself, “What would please me?” As someone with a strong Pleaser Saboteur (the inner voice that is constantly telling you that your self-worth is tied to how much you are helping other people), it’s not a question I felt was even OK to ask...
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 | Dec 11, 2025 | Life Lessons, Mental Fitness, Mindfulness
It’s that time of year again, when you might find yourself heading to the post office for holiday shipments. This two-part story about a major mindfulness failure on my part still makes me laugh out loud. Over a decade later, I’m more grateful than ever...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 5, 2025 | Mental Fitness, Mindfulness
I’m writing from Sisters, Oregon today, where our family has gathered to celebrate my nephew’s retirement from the Marine Corps. The air is charged with laughter, memories, and the quiet hum of belonging. After years of service and adventure, he’s entering a new...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 30, 2025 | Mental Fitness
I woke up feeling a sense of dread. “Ugh,” I thought. “It’s baseball game day.” I forced myself to remember the excited expression on our 12-year-old Afghan girl’s face when she said, “Miss Martha! We all finished the library reading program and we got tickets to a...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 19, 2025 | Mental Fitness, Mindful Parenting
This morning was Day 9 of my 30-Day Mindfulness Meditation Challenge. I love Day 9, since it’s the day that I bring in Portia Nelson’s poem “There’s a Hole in My Sidewalk” as the analogy for how our daily mindfulness and mental fitness practices transform our life...
