Archive for December, 2006

Listed by most recent articles first.

• Multipurpose Moms
  How many hats do you wear? Do your roles include: mother, wife, career woman, organizer, negotiator, taxi service, psychologist, cook, lover, friend and role model? To refer to you as "multipurpose" is a vast understatement! ...
• What Is ADHD Coaching?
  In every sport, the coach keeps the player focused on the task at hand and offers encouragement along the way. Coaching people with adult attention-deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD) works the same way. A ...
• Coping with Chronic Pain
  A little pain usually is a good thing. It's our alarm system. It's our body's way of saying, "Hey, that's hot ... get away before it hurts you!" But when the pain lingers on and ...
• School Violence: Identifying At-Risk Teens
  School violence actually has decreased in the past 10 years, but mass killings of children in schools have increased. The school shootings of Littleton, Colo., and in suburban Atlanta are two examples of this. Angry ...
• The Healing Power of Humor
  The Ojibway tribe recognized it. The Old Testament even references the healing properties of humor: "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine." Although our ancestors couldn't explain it scientifically, they knew intuitively that laughter ...
• Growing Healthy Friendships
  What is a "friend"? Webster's Third Dictionary even appears confused on the subject. The dictionary offers multiple definitions for friend, some of which are contradictory. To me, a friend is someone you hold in high ...
• When Women Earn More Than Men
  Almost a third of working women nationwide now out-earn their husbands. It was inevitable, really. With more women than men going to college, with women taking less time out from careers to raise children, with ...
• Smoking Linked to Dating among Pre-Teens
  New research strongly suggests that pre-teens who have a boyfriend or girlfriend are much more likely to take up smoking than those who don't. Dr. Jenny Fidler and her team at the Cancer Research UK Health ...
• Study Gives Hope for Anorexics’ Future
  Previous research has indicated a high rate of mortality and illness for patients with anorexia nervosa. A recent Swedish study, however, found positive long-term outcomes for adolescent anorexics. Dr. Frank Lindblad and colleagues at ...
• Tips for Parents of Teens
  When I decided to hitchhike one day during my high school years, my grandfather was already waiting on the porch when I got home. Radiating disapproval and disappointment, he merely said, "Heard you were needing ...
• Why Are Feelings Important?
  In the midst of painful and confused feelings, we can ask ourselves whether we would be better off without feelings. Does my anxiety serve any purpose? Does my depression have meaning, or is it just ...
• Aging is a Time for Letting Go
  So much of young adult life is about acquiring. Throughout our twenties and thirties, most people look for a mate, a good job, financial security, a good car, a fit and healthy body, a circle ...
• Treating Pain Associated with Terminal Illness
  Ms. Collins was diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago. She immediately underwent surgical removal of her tumor and took anti-cancer medications to ensure the destruction of any remaining cancer cells. Three months ago, however, Ms. ...
• Self-Care, Sadness, and Caregiving
  Most articles written about caregiving tell you to take care of yourself. Being my own caregiver while providing care for my injured, ill, and then dying husband was not as easy as it sounds. I ...
• Investing in Yourself: Financing a Career Change
  "The hurrieder I go, the behinder I get." Do you remember this poster phrase? It was supposed to be funny! And yet, for more and more working people, it's no longer a joke. Over the ...
• The ABCs of Changing Careers
  How many of us have spent years preparing for a particular career only to end up working in another because of shifting workplace economics? What about those of us who lost interest in our chosen ...
• The Health Benefits of Journaling
  I'll bet you write (or word process) daily. If you are like most women, you record only what you must. In an effort to change your mind and your habits, I'll let you in on ...
• What Is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome?
  Three years ago, Mr. Gordon stepped "the wrong way" when getting out of bed one morning; the resulting foot pain was excruciating. Since that day, even lightly touching the skin of his foot causes Mr. ...
• The Family-Work Dilemma
  More women than ever are establishing successful work lives. Yet women today, especially educated women, confront conflicting expectations at home and at the office. How does a woman remain focused on her career and, at ...
• Chronic Illness, Balance, and the World Wide Web
  Like so many of you, I live with chronic illnesses that have restricted my life. From first-hand experience, I know that, when you become physically ill, you do not also become emotionally or intellectually ill. ...
• Guilt: The Crippling Emotion
  Guilt. Rarely has one small word been so widely misunderstood. Guilt is frequently viewed as a virtue, as a high sense of responsibility and morality. The truth, however, is that guilt is the greatest destroyer ...
• Accentuate the Positive
  Her glass was half empty. Despite good health, great looks and a successful career, Ellen religiously found something to stew about. Meanwhile, Melanie was wrestling with round two of a life-threatening illness. Even while in ...
• Brain Injury: Prevention Is the Only Cure
  "Ah, Ma-a." How many times have I heard that phrase? With a downswing of tone on the final "a," it's my kids' exasperated reply to any of the dozens of reminders that I (and millions ...
• Are You Ready for College? Alternatives for the Unsure
  It's all set. For three and a half years of high school, you've made the grades, been on teams, sung in the chorus or played in the band. You've taken the SATs (twice!), written the ...
• Stay Sexy Your Entire Life!
  If you are over 50 and want the best that life has to offer, you probably desire a passionate, stimulating sex life. If you are under 50, you probably wonder what you have to look ...