by Becky Stevens | Dec 7, 2025 | Mental Wellness, Physical Wellness, Prepare for Surgery
As a nurse anesthetist, I’ve often seen patients in distress because of fear and worry about going through surgery and anesthesia. Medications for anxiety can help, but these medications can have negative side effects, and on the day of surgery usually can’t be given...
by Becky Stevens | Oct 13, 2025 | Mental Wellness, Spiritual Wellness
I just returned home from a 2-month trip to Colorado. For the last four years, my husband and I have had the good fortune to travel for a couple of months during the summer, escaping the heat and humidity of Houston. The first two years, we traveled in our RV,...
by Becky Stevens | Aug 31, 2024 | Mental Wellness, Prepare for Surgery
Nine weeks ago I had surgery on my right knee. Since helping folks prepare for surgery is what I do, I wanted to share this experience with you. Spoiler alert: It hasn’t been as easy as I thought it would be! I had arthroscopic surgery on my right knee to repair...
by Becky Stevens | Jul 21, 2024 | Mental Wellness, Physical Wellness, Spiritual Wellness
It’s well understood that breathing is essential to life. While it’s important to understand the basics of respiratory physiology, there’s much more that we can know and understand about breathing and how the way we breathe affects our physical, mental, and emotional...
by Becky Stevens | Jan 6, 2024 | Mental Wellness, Physical Wellness, Social Wellness, Spiritual Wellness
Wellness is a term that’s becoming more common and more popular lately. It seems like everywhere you go now something is being promoted as a “wellness” product. Companies and people are using the word “wellness” to sell all sorts of products and services. You can buy...
by Becky Stevens | Apr 29, 2023 | Mental Wellness, Social Wellness
If So, You’re Not Alone “We feel alone, and in this we are connected.” — Leo Babauta The statistics vary, but recent studies and surveys peg the number of Americans struggling with loneliness as anywhere from 22 to as much as 50 percent. We all feel lonely at one time...
