I am certain you’ve heard the saying, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”. Well I am here to tell you that is simply NOT true, and it is imperative for your health and wellbeing that you continue to learn new things, otherwise you become an old, stinky dog… LOL!

Learning New Things

Seriously, learning new things like, a new language, playing the guitar or taking up drawing can strengthen the connections between your brain’s nerve cells. Even participating in leisure activities like reading books, a trip to a museum, & writing letters protect your brain from amyloid protein buildup. Keeping your brain engaged by learning new things even improves your memory- and who doesn’t want to remember where they put the keys?!

I’ve taken the Advice to learn New things

I’ve taken the advice to learn new things to heart and have begun the journey to learn the sport of mountain biking!

My husband Patrick is an avid mountain biker and has been secretly and overtly wishing I’d take up the sport, but for many years I kept thinking the risk outweighed the benefit of a broken pelvis or brain injury.

COVID made me rethink

But COVID made me rethink my ways of being, and doing, and one masked day we stopped at the mountain bike store to ‘get Patrick a new inner tube’…

And out I rode with a brand new mountain bike! Holy moly! Look out world, I’m gonna crash!

The lesson is…

The lesson is, I love learning new things. Am I good at it? Not really. But I am learning, and with learning comes new growth and opportunities!

My Brain and Body are Healthier and Happier

My brain and body are healthier and happier and my relationship with my husband has become stronger since we both exhibit similar bruises and stories of nature, hills, and laughter.

This old gal is learning new things… next up? The ukulele.

What have you learned lately? How has it enhanced your health and life? What are you thinking of learning? Drop a comment below, because we can all learn a new thing or two, and you may inspire someone else to try something new.

xo you are loved, Nicole

NICOLE VIENNEAU, MSN, RN, NC-BC

~Health Protection Expert & ‘Head’ Motivator!

Nicole knows how to inspire you with habits and behaviors that protect your brain health.  She understands the science to support you and makes learning and action fun!

Nicole’s Memere (grandma in French) lived with dementia after 13 strokes slowly stole her fire, her wit and her life.  Through  Memere, Nicole learned the gift of humor and creative ways of communicating using unsaid words and messages that can be difficult to express.  Nicole uses these skills to create purpose, vitality and health with the Build Your Health System at Blue Monarch Health, PLLC

Nicole achieved a Master’s in Nursing Science from the University of Arizona, and a board certification in Integrative Nurse Coaching from the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation. She is a personal trainer, yoga teacher and group fitness instructor and enjoys healing in nature while hiking the Pacific Northwest trails with her husband or lounging in the sun with her cat babies. Email Nicole

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