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Mary P Shriver

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A trauma-informed somatic stress therapist with a clinical practice in Los Angeles, she is also a writer and an accomplished cook. Originally from NYC, her storied background includes a stint in Las Vegas as a Big Band jazz singer and Director of Public Relations for the Four Season’s Beverly Hills. Contact Mary here: www.shakeoffstress.com

A Therapist Reviews Hyperice Hypervolt – Good Vibrations for Some

The Hypervolt Is Great for Some People, but a Punisher for Others Every few years, technology gifts us a praise-worthy upgrade in the electronic massage-tool department. This year my most coveted self-massage tool, the Brookstone (double headed) Thumper, is being demoted to my guest room bedside table. To replace it,...

Increasing Exercise Performance May Be Cooler Than You Think

If you are looking to ramp up your workouts this summer by 300% (yes, that’s right), ditch the cold washcloth on your neck. Instead, splash cold water on your face, or your hands and your feet — according to Stanford biologists H. Craig Heller and Dennis Grahn. Apparently, we have...

Celery and Fennel Salad

Having people over for lunch? his French country salad, introduced to me by my sister, Lili Pierrepont, will really impress!   Personally, I prefer to keep the entire bowl for myself as lunch but, if you are serving it to others, it can feed 3 or 4 (if you’re being delicate)....

Vegan Cacao Truffles

It seems people can’t get enough of all things cacao these days, and for good reason. Cacao has a lot of wonderful properties, the least of which is taste… If you loved my Golden Cacao Latte recipe, these Vegan Cacao Truffles won’t disappoint. I have to be honest; I made this recipe up… so,...

Aroma-Mask Therapy: Birth of the Scented (Mood) Masks

It’s Blursday again. I have no idea how many days I have been wearing this same N95 mask.  I am a somatic-stress therapist and bodyworker in Los Angeles, California. As a clinician, in order to safely work indoors, my office honors prescribed Covid mitigation protocols: ritualized sanitizing, staggered scheduling, surgical...

Shishito Peppers: Simple Pleasures

Question:  Is it still a recipe, if there is only one ingredient? Okay, maybe three, but still… Recipes are flying on social media. Even before the pandemic, people were sharing pics of their food on FB and IG. Today, in between my multiple Zoom calls and my twice daily yoga sessions,...

5 Surprises from “Summer Of Ludo and Gilles” – a pop-up restaurant at Montage Hotel, Beverly Hills

Summer Of Ludo and Gilles pop-up restaurant at Montage Hotel, Beverly Hills When you’ve lived as long as I have, it’s fun to have an “OMG” moment at a restaurant - Not to mention 5 of them... Last week, I was invited to Summer of Ludo and Gilles at the Montage Hotel...

My Birthday Experience Registry

We have all heard it said that as we age, we come to appreciate intimate relationships above all other things in our life. Indeed, at 55, gratitude for my relationships (in fact, gratitude in general) has become a fulcrum for my being. Whether life skews towards the good or...

12 Valentine’s Day Ideas for a Real Woman

I've never gotten roses on Valentine's Day. Well, maybe once — from an unwanted suitor. But, nope! I’ve never gotten flowers (on Valentine's Day) from a man who was either courting me, dating me or sleeping with me. I know! Now, ask me why. Because, I am not that chick. Because I am not the chick who craves...

Out of the Closet: Culling, Tooling and Saving

'Tis the Season: Let's Go Full Marie Kondo No, it’s not spring. But, with no room to hang all my newly-acquired post-holiday-sales finds, this thrifty fashionista was forced to bushwhack for new hanging space. “No, not these pants. I certainly can't let go of these...No, not those either. I looooove those...
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