Minds Matter PLLC

12/20/2025

We’re excited to share that The Empowerment Project just leveled up!!! Optimal Performance is adding a free pelvic floor assessment for any women participating in the group!! And yes…pelvic floor health matters more than most people realize.

Here’s why:
-About 1 in 3 women experience urinary incontinence as they age
-A strong pelvic floor supports posture, stabilizes the spine and helps prevent lower back pain
-Pelvic floor dysfunction impacts confidence, sleep, movement, and brain health

We talk a lot about preventing dementia and protecting our brains at Minds Matter. But brain health doesn’t exist in a vacuum. If you’re afraid to move, exercise, travel or sleep well because of bladder issues, your brain pays the price too.

The Empowerment Project is about whole-person health. Strong brain. Strong body. Strong future.

Huge thanks to Optimal Performance for joining us in this mission. This is exactly how we help women live longer with quality, not just extra years.

Go to:

www.mindsmatter.life/empowerment/

for more information. The class is filling up! Get signed up today!!

Optimal Performance Tiffany Hoeft

12/19/2025

In 2021, when South Dakota mandated dialing 605 first, I knew it was going to MESS with people.

And here’s why 👇

Miller’s Law says the average brain can comfortably remember about 7 digits (give or take 2). This is why Bell Labs made their phone numbers 7 digits long.

Add that extra “605” to the front, and suddenly one number falls right off the mental bookshelf.

You’re not losing your mind.
Your brain just hit its storage limit. 🧠😉

Neuroscience explains way more of daily life than we realize.

12/18/2025

Want to give the woman in your life the BEST Christmas gift this year? Buy her a membership to The Empowerment Project. Women spend time taking care of everyone in their lives and rarely take time for themselves.

With a membership to The Empowerment Project, she will join a group of growth-minded women all supporting themselves on a journey for clearer thinking, better health and decreasing their odds of dementia in their future.

Go to: https://bit.ly/3MrO7np
To sign her up today!!!

12/16/2025

Make YOURSELF the most important project of 2026. Space is limited and spots are filling quickly. Join today! > https://bit.ly/3MrO7np

12/16/2025

33 people showed up to learn more about Parkinson’s with Tiffany Hoeft and Bethany Hanson! Thanks to the Aberdeen Family YMCA for hosting!!! We appreciate you giving us the opportunity to keep educating our community about Parkinson’s and brain changes that can occur with the disease.

A BIG thank you to everyone from the community for showing up with questions and ready to learn. Knowledge is power; in this community with Rocky Steady Boxing and this supportive group, NO ONE should fight Parkinson’s alone! Keep watching for the next speaking event coming up!!!

Rock Steady Crew Terrill Meier Ymca

12/15/2025

What the….?!? Did you know that when you swear, you put your body into “flight or fight” mode? Just hearing or reading a swear word leads to an increase in heart rate, blood pressure, pupil dilation.

Try to use alternatives to the F word to rewire your brain to use the “smart part” instead of the emotional part. We could all use a little more calm in our life!

12/14/2025

Oh, Mary Claire Haver….thanks for all the great information you put into the world!!!

I’m more than irritated that when women present to the hospital with signs of heart attacks it is called “atypical symptoms”… it’s not atypical, it’s just not “man symptoms”.

Check out this video. Great information. Heart health is brain health. When you don’t take care of your heart, your brain and ALL the vessels in it are affected. It leads to vascular dementia.

If you want to be part of more conversations like these, join me and other smart women with The Empowerment Project.

www.mindsmatter.life/empowerment/

Thanks Franne Halma Sippel for sharing this with me. I’m excited that you will be our guest speaker at one of the monthly meetings!!!

The Pause Life by Dr. Mary Claire Haver

https://youtu.be/XKR4bi7y2z4

Heart disease is the number one cause of death for women, yet the connection between menopause and cardiovascular risk is still widely misunderstood. In this...

12/13/2025

You might be from rural South Dakota IF…this is your idea of rush hour traffic.

You also might be from rural South Dakota IF your risk of dementia is higher than your urban counterparts due to lack of access to healthcare, social isolation, and higher risk of chronic disease.

We all love our rural way of life. So get educated, make small changes to your daily habits and fight for more services in your community.

40% of dementia is preventable. And rural brains deserve the same access as urban areas!!!!

Call us at Minds Matter PLLC if you need help navigating that path to better brain health. (605) 725-2828

National Cattlemen's Beef Association South Dakota (The rest of the state and other things). Beef. It's What's For Dinner. Agtegra Groton Ag Partners

12/11/2025

All joking aside...this happens all the time in our office. Someone with cognitive impairment starts having more issues communicating, so the well-meaning spouse starts answering for them more and more.

Caregivers....PLEASE bite your tongue. Be patient....count to 10. When we speak for someone, we take away opportunities for them to keep connections in their brains strong. So smile, be patient and wait. And if that fails, give them HINTS, not the answer.

12/10/2025

PLEASE SHARE!!! Make YOURSELF a priority in 2026 and join The Empowerment Project. This membership is going to bring together growth-minded women to fight the statistics and become educated and EMPOWERED to control their brain and body’s future.

This project isn’t selfish…it is investing in the woman who holds everyone’s lives together. 2 out of 3 people with Alzheimer’s are women. But at least 40% of dementia is preventable with early intervention. The Empowerment Project will provide you with education, encouragement and bite-size homework to make 2026 the year that you take control over your future.
Spots are limited!!! For more information, check out this link:

https://bit.ly/3MrO7np

Tiffany Hoeft

12/10/2025

A major announcement is coming that will 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 you in 2026!
Women…if you want to give your family the best gift, it is taking care of YOUR brain. Keep watching our posts tomorrow for a BIG announcement!!!!

12/08/2025

Infobesity…. “Information Overload”. We now learn in one day what we would have learned in an entire lifetime in the 1400s. Just think of this next time you are scrolling on your phone. Great information, but can you retain it?!? Try to take some time and actually focus on ONE piece of information. Then try to retell it to someone later. Your future brain will thank you!