Labor of Love for Aging parents: 7 warning signs of health problems Watching an older parent become frail and disintegrate — becoming isolated and depressed — is among the most difficult stresses experienced by adult children today. They don’t have to mind us or even listen – since they have always been the adult. What prompted … Read more
Defining Health Diseases #1 – the American Syndrome For a nation of immigrants, the culture of the United States is remarkably uniform in its habits and attitudes. The combination of stress and stagnation, is the result of excess worry, hurry, and too much food, which is now being called the American Syndrome. All forms of … Read more
Planning on getting married? Congratulations! This is one of the most exciting times in a woman’s life. From the moment you say “Yes” you begin creating a string of excitement and energy around yourself and those around you. Weddings bring with them good stress and bad stress. You can be excited to commit yourself to … Read more
In case you haven’t heard (you know, because of all the stress in your life) — April is National Stress Awareness Month. It’s wonderful to have family and friends supporting us, but often those people can be sources of stress themselves. Unexpected stresses like a loss of job, a loved one’s death, or health problems … Read more
Nervous habits like nail biting or hair pulling–why do we do these things to our bodies? Is it out of fear? Boredom? Stress? Skin picking, hair pulling, and nail-biting are labeled as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders. Nail biters often keep their hands hidden behind their backs. They often feel social embarrassment and experience out-of-control feelings at times. … Read more
It’s Spring, time to blossom and to do Spring Cleaning on your self, beliefs and attitude. If you are still holding onto some old beliefs and conceptions that you’ve missed the boat when it comes to love, career, opportunities, age, mentality, or finance, it’s time to let them go and turn over a new leaf! … Read more
Love. It’s right up there with air, food and water as the most necessary of ingredients for existence. And yet, for many people, it’s the hardest thing to find and perhaps even harder to hold on to. Many of my clients have difficulty expressing love for the fear of getting hurt. The truth is you’re … Read more
Staring and straining are the worse things you can do to your eyes. After a long day at work, your eyes are tired and need to relax and renew to improve vision. The constant strain day in and day out does nothing but damage your eyes. Here are three exercises designed to reduce eye strain. … Read more
As I evolve spiritually I begin to see Christmas through new eyes. It’s been said that we evolve spiritually either through inspiration or desperation. Perhaps now, with the uncertainty in our economy, many are redefining the meaning of Christmas and how it will be honored. So many follow traditions, where others are forced to accept … Read more
Your partner apologizes and says the hurtful behavior won’t happen again — but you know and fear it will. At times you wonder whether you’re imagining or exaggerating the silent treatments, the abusive language the put downs from left field; being blamed for something you had no knowledge of control over, yet the emotional or physical … Read more
