Mindfulness develops attention, concentration and the ability to simply be present with little or no future orientation, past orientation or goal orientation—choosing to be a human being rather than a human doing. In this episode, Dr. Erin Elmore speaks with Julie Potiker. Julie Potiker is a mindfulness expert and the author of two books, Life Falls Apart, But You Don’t Have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos and SNAP! From Chaos to Calm, which was just published this year. Julie is a graduate of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program at University of California, San Diego and trained in Mindful Self-Compassion and Positive Neuroplasticity Training. Today, Julie shares these mindfulness techniques with the world through her books and her Mindful Methods for Life trainings.