A written collection for resilience, clarity, and living fully.

Because how you think shapes how you live.

The Shift is a refreshing, honest, and uplifting collection of short writings. Through short memoir-style stories, humor, and real-life insight, it helps you shift how you see your day, your challenges, and your potential. A radically different approach to staying motivated, grounded, and emotionally strong. All words written by Jessica Ackerman, MSCCC-SLP, RYT; Speech-Language Pathologist, Yoga Teacher.

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Reverse Engineering Our Brain.
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Reverse Engineering Our Brain.

I can text the words, "I love you" from 1000 miles away, and can change your heart rate, breathing rhythm, pupil dilation, and metabolism.

Or you could me text something ambiguous like, "is your door locked?" and affect my nervous system in a negative way.

The language centers in our brains, responsible for processing incoming data in the form of symbols (words), are integrated into the same regions that are critical in autonomic nervous system control (respiration, cardiac, endocrine, immune systems). Our intertwined neurons make language a direct influencer on our body's reactions.

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Epic habits to make your routine flow.

Epic habits to make your routine flow.