Dr Laura Lowery's Blog

So, it’s only the fourth day of the new year and I already feel behind. Then again, I set myself up for this. I was traveling over the last week. I took my kids (ages 12 and 15) to Las Vegas from December 30 until January 2, so that we could go see the Katy […]

I have had a lot going on at work during these final weeks before the holiday break. And so I’m going to take a break from posting on this blog until the New Year. I hope that you spend these next few weeks taking care of yourself and spending quality time with your loved ones.

I’ve already discussed on my life advice website that I am a huge fan of Brene Brown and I’ve been following her “Ten Guideposts for Wholehearted Living.” One of those guideposts is cultivating creativity in your life.  I will admit that I had not properly appreciated the importance of being creative, before I learned this […]

Today, I want to share one of my favorite stories of being a professor. It’s a story that I’ve told for a number of years now, since 2017, about the power that we have to positively impact each other. It’s amazing what human beings can accomplish – the power that we each have. What’s even […]

Despite my OCD tendencies, I decided yesterday that I will not be posting on weekends. I realized that it will be healthier for me to blog Monday through Friday and take a break on the weekend. This is part of my greater current life journey of learning how to rest more and being more compassionate […]

It’s no secret that I have been struggling lately with finding moments of “joy” and “happiness” in my life these days, even though I am well-aware that I have so much to be grateful for. Not only am I fortunate to have many privileges, including a well-paying job and relative financial security, but I have […]

A few weeks ago, I ran in the Spartan Race at Fenway. It was my 10th obstacle course race, since I began doing them in 2016. It’s going to be my last, for now. These days, I’m focused on yoga. But I want to talk about the important role that those races played in my […]

I posted on my life advice website this month about Brene Brown’s 10 guideposts of wholehearted living. It’s a great list of guideposts. I have had this list posted on my wall, right next to my desk, for months now. I look at it every day. But damn, is it so hard to follow sometimes. […]