An addiction recovery poem

August 8, 2010

If you are struggling with addiction of any kind, the poem below can be a great help.   Also take a look at our bookstore, for Claudia Black’s book on relapse prevention.  She’s a great author in general for recovery from addiction. [click to continue…]

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Predictable routines predict less anxiety in children

August 8, 2010 Anxiety

There’s a new long-term study out from Timothy Monk of the University of Pittsburgh that concludes that babies who have consistent wake and sleep times, play periods, and regular intervals between meals, will have less anxiety about new situations and environments as they get older. 

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Life is like a jar of golf balls ….

August 8, 2010 Just for fun

Here’s one of those great stories, not about whether the cup is half-full or half-empty, but instead, what do you fill it with….?

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Newly widowed? Here’s a checklist to help

June 22, 2010 Grief

If you have recently lost your spouse to death, first, our condolences. There are so many things to think about, and it is hard to keep things straight.
Our friends at Soaring Spiriits Life Foundation offer many resouces for those who widowed, either recently or long-term. Here is a link to a checklist of things that [...]

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Job hunting? Here’s some career guidance

June 19, 2010 Books

This is a hard time to be looking for a job, especially for young people and for people who need to make a career change.  Over the years, I’ve found a couple of useful tools that I’d like to recommend.

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Tools to fight depression

April 23, 2010 Depression

Here are some tools to fight depression* .  Why the disclaimer below?  Because depression can be  life-threatening, if it is severe.  Even if it’s not, if you have been feeling “blue” for two weeks or more, it’s time to seek professional help.  But in the meantime, here are some things to try:

Consider 3 grams of [...]

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Need financial advice? Here are some links

April 18, 2010 Uncategorized
Finance counseling

These days, everyone can use some advice on how to better manage their money.  Today’s Personal Finance section had a great column by Kathy Kristof, listing some valuable personal finance blogs.  Here are some of the links she provided, plus one to the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.

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Change your words, change your feelings

April 4, 2010 Anxiety

I came across a great article in the latest Runner’s World by Kristin Armstrong.  Unfortunately I can’t find it online to link to it.  She writes a motivational column, and this month’s focused on the “inner chatter” we all have.

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Anxiety? Depression? Take a deep breath!

March 30, 2010 Anxiety

There are some wonderful breathing techniques that can quickly help relieve some of the symptoms of anxiety and depression.  If you’ve ever taken a yoga class, you may be familiar with them.  If not, give this one a try and see if it helps.  It’s a great idea to practice this when you are not [...]

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Life After Brain Injury human services fair

March 23, 2010 Brain science

This is really short notice, but I just received a flyer on the first annual Life After Brain Injury Human Services Fair.  You can see a flyer at their website.  It looks like something very exciting — hope you can make it if this is of interest to you.
It takes place Saturday, March 27 from [...]

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