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A Life Like Anybody Else Michael S. Long
Category: Mind & Body Published: March 2022
March is National Disability Awareness Month. Here is the story of how one man with an intellectual disability fulfilled his American Dream.
 
An Energy Healer States Her Case Susana Stoica
Category: Mind & Body Published: March 2022
". . . Experienced healers could be an important resource to further our medical knowledge. Using the healer's insights to guide new test tool development could accelerate this field considerably."
 
Are You Ready for This . . . ? Jacqueline Newman
Category: Mind & Body Published: January 2018
"Here are some things to consider when thinking about divorce and, if you can live with them, then you may be ready."
 
Carbs, Fats, or Proteins? Alvin Powell
Category: Mind & Body Published: March 2020
"Our reduction in cardiovascular mortality has stagnated. We as a population are not achieving a healthy lifestyle."
 
Change Is a Cat Dolores T. Puterbaugh
Category: Mind & Body Published: July 2020
"Change . . is unpredictable and enticingly spicy or just too much . . . It [often] turns out to be something far different than you thought . . . and that could be very disappointing or a lovely discovery."
 
Coming Out . . . As Your True Self Britt East
Category: Mind & Body Published: July 2021
"We hated the possibility that we might be, even if in just some small way, who they said we were: self-hating sissies, forever doomed to remain outside the boundaries of polite society."
 
Deep, Deep Despair Elaine Kennelly
Category: Mind & Body Published: March 2022
"Suicide will bring out the worst in you. There is this huge hole, this gap in understanding between what you believe and what actually happened."
 
Dementia's Lifestyle Issues Amy Forni
Category: Mind & Body Published: January 2021
As baby boomers in America continue to age, specialists predict there will be an increase in dementia cases. Several risk factors are modifiable.
 
Doesn’t Matter If You're Black or White--or Does It? Robert Thompson
Category: Mind & Body Published: May 2021
". . . Mixed couples are more likely to experience pushback from well-meaning members of their own respective inner circles than they will from society at large. . ."
 
Doing It with Purpose Nadene Joy
Category: Mind & Body Published: March 2021
"We do not define our life by purpose alone, but rather by the meaning we assign to it. It is this meaning and the why behind what we do that brings us the greatest fulfillment and joy."
 
Don't File Those Papers Just Yet Mamiko Odegard
Category: Mind & Body Published: January 2018
"January has the reputation for starting new resolutions to change behaviors; it also is the month in which the most people file for divorce."
 
Don’t Tell Me I Can't Do It! Erica Miller
Category: Mind & Body Published: September 2018
". . . Hold on tight to your dream and decide not to accept any negative rhetoric. Face the day, even though it promises to be difficult."
 
Follow the "Bright Line" Susan Pierce Thompson
Category: Mind & Body Published: September 2017
After kicking my drug habit, I had my life back on track. I had rebuilt trust with my family. Still, if you think we are anywhere close to a happy ending, I am guessing you have no idea what it takes to live under the tyranny of food addiction.
 
Foregoing Fat for a Profit Merilee Kern
Category: Mind & Body Published: March 2016
"…Dieting for dollars has come of age to the extent that large-scale corporate wellness programs and entire school districts and municipalities have embraced this approach."
 
Getting a Makeover without Appearing "Made Over" Kristy Murrow
Category: Mind & Body Published: March 2016
"Nothing beats the power of natural-looking beauty. This is why nonsurgical tereatments with natural-looking results are a viable option."
 
Getting on Santa's "Nice" List Beth Dessen Duffy
Category: Mind & Body Published: November 2021
Kindness is defined as "the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate." We certainly live in a world that could use more kindness, not only during the holidays, but throughout the year.
 
Kissing Frogs Uma Ojeda
Category: Mind & Body Published: March 2021
Love Guru Uma has "a lot of awful horror stories to share . . . equal parts hopeful, thrilling, and excrutiatingly painful."
 
Life's Acronyms Can Show the Way Susan Zimmerman
Category: Mind & Body Published: July 2021
Get a GRIP on HOPE and keep it NEAR.
 
Meditation and Margaritas Karin Roest
Category: Mind & Body Published: September 2017
Study after study shows that, very soon, women will become the driving force in the workplace and in the entrepreneurial world. It is time to accept the role now and be one of the inspiration people who makes these predictions a reality.
 
More Adults, Kids Using Yoga and Meditation
Your Health Category: Mind & Body Published: February 2019
 
Old Folks, New Normal Lisa Cini
Category: Mind & Body Published: September 2020
With all of the confirmed (and uncomfirmed) cases of--and deaths from--COVID-19 in U.S. nursing homes, these more than 15,600 long-term facilities must pivot to ensure the safety of their residents moving forward.
 
Once Upon a Lifetime Rizi Timane
Category: Mind & Body Published: January 2015
". . . For time immemorial, this is how transgender individuals existed: in the shadows, peeking out only once in a while to see who else was out there, and then, finding no one, ducking right back into hiding."
 
Pandemic Antidote Sarah Sherwood
Category: Mind & Body Published: May 2022
"The best senior living communities are vibrant places that set their residents up for a meaningful life of family, new friends, and the resources they need, both in times of crisis and normal times."
 
Plan It Out Walter Wolf
Category: Mind & Body Published: January 2022
"According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the best way to prevent relapse is structuring the right plan for each individual, knowing that it will need adjustments along the way."
 
Stay Emotionally Well Through the Holidays
News View Category: Mind & Body Published: December 2021
 
Take Back the Day with the Sphere of Silence Vijay Eswaran
Category: Mind & Body Published: July 2020
"If thought is responsible for creatuing our destiny, then the way we think is essential to making meaningful change in our lives."
 
The Fridge: Where Food Goes to Die Misti Crane
Category: Mind & Body Published: March 2020
"There's the purchasing of food, the management of food within the home, and the disposal, and these household routines ultimately increase or decrease waste."
 
The Zen of Huffing and Puffing Dana Ayers
Category: Mind & Body Published: September 2017
When I run in nasty weather instead of staying inside wearing furry slippers, I get to feel pride. Sometimes it is hard to find chances to prove ourselves in modern daily life--I think running gives us that chance.
 
Trying to "OUTMATCH" Food Allergies Kathy Stover
Category: Mind & Body Published: March 2020
"While rescue medications like epinephrine save lives, our goal is to develop an intervention that can prevent emergencies by decreasing the immune system's sensitivity to the allergenic food or foods in question."
 
Trying to Conceive After Pregnancy Loss
News View Category: Mind & Body Published: April 2016
 
Ways to Stick to Those New Year's Resolutions
Your Health Category: Mind & Body Published: February 2022
 
We Need to Do More Sarah Bal
Category: Mind & Body Published: November 2018
". . . Despite the progress made by many states to increase availability of resources and public funding to provide supports for caregivers of individuals with disabilities, many critical challenges remain."
 
You Gotta Have Soul Tosin King James
Category: Mind & Body Published: March 2022
"That person who stares back at you in the mirror is only a shadow or representative of the real you."