Living Well – The Integrative Lifestyle Medicine Blog is where Dr. Garner curates research, resources, and shares her experience as a longtime physical therapist, athletic trainer, Lifestyle Medicine practitioner, and professional yoga therapist. As a mother of 3 who is self-employed & self-made, Dr. Garner shares what she has learned about how to stay fit on a budget, how to eat well, sleep better, and manage stress. Ginger practices what she preaches, and her blog is a true reflection of that. Having gone through several surgergies, injuries, and hardships, Ginger’s story is a raw and real portrait that many of us share – one of overcoming big obstacles to build resilience, strength, and find eudemonia. Eudemonia translated means, a place beyond happiness. The Living Well blog, and Ginger’s clinical practice, EudeMOMia, an Integrative PT & Lifestyle Medicine practice for women, are a testament to Ginger’s ability to persist through difficult circumstances, overcome burnout & the threat of poverty, to speak to her passion – Living Well.
The day that I took the boys to the beach, about two weeks ago, was a day I will never forget. A typical hot, humid, perfect beach day on the island, I managed to get the boys and myself down to the beach, find a perfect place in the sand, set up the SPF 30…
I have decided to publish a private email to a old and dear friend, as an open letter to all women. My friend was and is struggling, and I swear I could feel it through the ether. Although we have not seen one another since before the birth (and conception even) of our second children…
An author wrote once, “I write to know what I am thinking.” Arms pumping in the air, I wholeheartedly agree. I absolutely must write to know what I am thinking. I must write, in other words, to have access to my mind. Although mind and body are not mutually exclusive – one cannot be tapped…
When I look at my children, I feel different things. Let’s be honest, we don’t always feel warm and fuzzy when we see our kids, especially when they are covered in poo, magic marker, syrup, or a combination of all three – and part of that concoction is on the sofa and walls. Sometimes, when…
*photograph & identity of the young woman has been removed from site for her safety Everyone, please meet a dear friend and courageous young woman from Afghanistan. I am proudly publishing a poem she has written, a true testament to the many brave and strong women of Afghanistan, in her honor and with her gracious…