By Gretchen Rubin Created Dec 6 2011 – 10:55am I remember reading somewhere that writer Anne Lamott thinks about herself in the third person, to take better care of herself: “I’m sorry, Anne Lamott can’t accept that invitation to speak; she’s finishing a book so needs to keep her schedule clear.”I find that often, the […]
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New Year’s Deadliest Day For Pedestrians: Drunk Walking As Lethal As Drunk Driving Loyola physician warns of the perils of drunken walking at any time Newswise 12/6/2011 — MAYWOOD, Ill. — Drinking and driving is a much-publicized, dangerous combination, but is walking after drinking any safer? “No, alcohol impairs your physical ability, period,” says trauma […]
Sometimes, a Good Talk is Better than the Latest Pill I focus a lot on my own work-life balance and not just because I have to write about it once a week. I feel like I am continually scanning my time, energy, and schedule to determine if I am “in balance” or not. I’ve […]
Switching Gears: Preparing for the Transition from Summer to Fall It is hard to believe that yet another summer is coming to an end. Where did all the time go?
Exercising to relax Rest and relaxation. The two don’t always go together. It is true that you can regroup and recharge with a little rest and a break from your hectic life. But, perhaps surprisingly, physical activity and exercise can go a long way toward taking the edge off stress and anxiety and helping […]
When a mother’s depression remits, behavioral problems and symptoms in her children significantly improve over the year following remission, new research shows. The latest findings from the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) Child study show that remission of maternal major depressive disorder (MDD) significantly reduced psychopathology in their children, while psychopathology in children […]
Dr. Suzanne Dooley-Hash believes that she will never fully recover from the anorexia that has plagued her since she was 15 years old. For many years, she did not take laxatives constantly to lose weight, as she did in the mid-1980s, and her health was “relatively O.K.” Thoughts about her weight did not occupy every […]
People do not have to be severely depressed or anxious to be at increased risk for physical or mental disability, researchers found, as even mild distress led to serious loss of function for some study participants. People do not have to be severely depressed or anxious to be at increased risk for physical or mental [...]
The key to dealing with some of the challenges life throws at us – including pain, suffering, illness, grief and loss – is to truly appreciate the positive aspects of our life, and not simply focus on the negative. It is important to acknowledge the setbacks, but equal attention and value need to be given […]
“When you’re smilin’….keep on smilin’The whole world smiles with you” -Louis Armstrong “When You’re Smiling” – as tiny infants, we learn the truth behind the lyrics to this great song. With our first smiles, we receive encouraging smiles back from the people around us. But the song lyrics actually tell us something more, something fundamental […]
