Use this 3-step system to finally achieve your rehab goals!
How many times have you made a New Year’s Resolution, only to lose steam after a few months? You know, like when you tell yourself “I’m going to do my therapy exercises every day this year,” but then March rolls around and you’re no longer able to maintain your resolution. Well, in my 13 years …
3 practical ways to reverse the holiday blues | #RTYBtips Episode 7
Aloha and welcome back to the Retrain Your Brain series! With the the holidays upon us, I thought today would be the perfect time to teach you three practical ways to reverse your holiday blues. The first two tips are exercises that you do over an extended period of time (anywhere from days to months), …
One Quick Trick to Remember Anything (without memorization) | #RTYBTips Episode 5
Aloha and welcome back to my channel. Today I am going to teach you a very cool trick, that I refer to as the mind palace. This trick will help you remember anything without memorizing. Also today is remembrance day in Canada — I want to take this moment to thank all the veterans and …
Do these three things to become an effective multitasker | #RTYBtips Episode 4
Aloha and welcome back to my blog. If you’re new here, welcome, my name is Ella and I help you retrain your brain! If you don’t know anything about me yet, back in 2008 I survived a hemorrhagic stroke and a slew of mental health struggles before and after that. It took me until 2018 …
3 Instantly Effective Ways to Secure Your Mental Wellbeing
Have you ever likened airport security to the security of your mind? Well, after 3 years of studying risk management and airport security in grad school, I came to recognize the two entities as nearly one in the same. Allow me to explain … Biopolitical Security – The Key to Optimal Airport Security The plain …
Cop this 30 minute Morning Habit Stack to Win Your Day (…or maybe not?)
If you sleep and wake on a daily basis, this post is for you! Today I am going to take you through my morning habit stack that helps me win my day. And yes I said “habit stack” not routine. If you don’t know the difference between the two, I recommend you check-out these posts …
Are these the Six Steps to a Successful Morning Routine?
If you’re unmotivated, at rock-bottom, or struggling to reach your goals, creating a successful morning routine may be the fix you’re missing in life. If you’ve read any of my previous posts, you know I’m all about turning your big goals into the tiniest steps possible to start feeling productive and head into your day …
The Simplest Explanation of Habit Stacking You’ve Ever Seen
Habit stacking is a sensational way to build simple success into your day. To understand habit stacking, you need to understand “habit” itself. I have a free 1 hour course on my website that teaches you all about habit which you can access by clicking here. If you haven’t completed the course yet, here a …
5 utterly simple ways to break bad habits when you’re bored and quarantined
Today’s blog topic is on a very relevant topic for pretty much all humans, especially considering the current events of … COVID-19 And that topic is how to NOT engage in bad habits when you’re bored … and quarantined. So I’m sure we’ve all been there. Whether that’s opening the fridge or pantry 5 times …
10 Ways I Retrained my Brain (Part 1 of 2)
Let me be real with you … I look back to about 15 years of my pre-teen, teenage, and young-adult life, and it makes me a little sad knowing I lived those years at my rock bottom. I wish I knew what I did now about using my mind to retrain my brain and turn …