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Feeling Down? Eat Some Sauerkraut
How’s your microbiota? You may be thinking “I beg your pardon!” That is, unless you’re up on all the latest research and findings coming to light recently on the human...
Understanding Trauma
Sometimes we go through trauma and don’t even realize it cause we think we’re strong, and that we know what’s about to happen then hours later, it hits us. I...
Rewriting the Holidays after Loss
For the first time in 16 years, Janice was going to spend Thanksgiving without her kids. Even though the divorce was finalized in the summer, she did not realize until...
Could Yoga Improve Your Teen’s Body Image?
For the parents of teenagers, these are anxious times. Across the US and UK, it appears that mental health issues are on the rise in young people1, with various modern...
6 Articles that Remind Us Why We Need Gratitude More Than Ever
Research has repeatedly shown that gratitude — the act of being thankful and appreciative — is good for your mental health. And I think most of us know from experience...
Stop Being the Resented Thanksgiving Guest
You know who you are. You’re the person at Thanksgiving who everyone at wishes was not there. They think you are rude or critical. They think you drink and say...
Tactile Defensiveness: Never Fully Dressed with a Smile
I recently bought a new pair of slippers because the pair I had been wearing were falling apart so badly that it became difficult to walk in them. I came...
The Making of a Junior Abuser
I took a double-take, unable to believe the evidence of my own eyes. Had I just seen my sweet little step-son, Terrwyn, viciously kick his beloved dog in the head?...
Time After Time
If you search through the titles of posts on this blog for ones that contain the word “time” you’ll maybe be surprised at how many there are. Or maybe not....
Today I Love Being Ready
Today I love being ready for coming adventures. I love that I am usually not ready for most of them but that just makes it sweeter when I am. I...
A Spike in Children’s Mental Health Crises
Across the nation, in emergency rooms of clinics and hospitals, children are arriving with mental health crises in droves, researchers reported recently. The children represent all races and ethnic types...
Why Your Mind Loves Running What/If Scenarios
My mind is definitely a prepper. From always buying two of every household supply at the grocery store to waking me up in the middle of the night to ponder...
Self-Care May Be Today’s Buzzword But It’s Still Vital
Today, self-care is quite the buzzword. And when we hear and read about something over and over and over, we tend to dismiss it. We stop listening. Our eyes naturally...
Best of Our Blogs: November 16, 2018
Need a healthy escape from those upcoming holiday parties and events? Me too. That’s why I love the library. It gives me the opportunity to read about a myriad of...
7 Tips to Avoid a Holiday “Hoover” by a Narcissist
Hoovering: (definition)- noun– The state in which a psychological abuser (typically an individual manifesting symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder or perhaps a blend of other Personality Disorders) returns to attempt to...
Parenting is a Journey, Not a Destination
As my previously delightful daughter became sullen, surly, and withdrawn as she approached adolescence, I asked an older and wiser friend if the fun part of parenting lasted only a...
129 Reasons to Be Happy You Are Happily Single
Previously, I shared that list of “129 ways to get a husband” that has gone viral on social media. To me, it amounted to 129 reminders of how happy I...
Transactional Analysis: Tool for Developing a Healthy Life
Transactional Analysis (TA) was created by Eric Berne in the 1960s as a form of cognitive behavior therapy. Here are some of the basic ideas regarding this type of therapy,...
Why It’s Important to Resist Saying, “Look At Everything I’ve Done For You,” When You’re...
Some days of parenting end up in total exhaustion. And when we’re exhausted, we fall back on our parenting laurels to get us through difficult moments. Today was a day...
5 Questions to Improve Understanding
Normally, things run smooth and our emotions and thoughts work in harmony towards a common goal. However under situations of stress, unresolved anger, private sorrow, or paralyzing fear may flood...
Some Social Media Activity May Damage Body Image
New research suggests that when young women actively engage with social media images of friends who they think are more attractive than themselves, they report feeling worse about their own...
Bias-Based Bullying May Do More Harm Than General Bullying
Bias-based bullying — or bullying that stems from prejudice — may cause more harm to students than generalized bullying, particularly for those who are targeted because of multiple identities, such...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Improves Sleep for Prisoners with Insomnia
Nearly three in four prisoners with insomnia experienced major improvements to their sleep and wellbeing after receiving cognitive behavioral therapy, according to a new U.K. study published in the journal...
Parents Should Have Ongoing Talks With Teens About Sex
For many a parent, having “the conversation” with your child about sex is a one-time event. New research now suggests that when it comes to your teens, one vague and...
Research Suggests Link Between Obesity and Depression
New evidence points to a link between obesity and depression, even in the absence of additional health problems. The findings stem from a large scale genomic analysis which suggests the...
Behavioral Therapy for Obesity Shown to Aid in Weight Loss
Obese patients who receive regular sessions of intensive behavioral therapy (IBT), which provides diet and physical activity counseling, can achieve meaningful weight loss in six to 12 months, according to...
