Beyond Blue

I’m always telling David and Katherine to use their words (instead of whining and screaming), but I’m often afraid to use them myself. Unlike Eric, who vocalizes a resentment before it’s had time to fester and start a family, I hate confrontation so much that I’ll befriend the resentment–dress it up, take it out on…

Fellow blogger John McManamy runs the most interesting surveys every month on his blog. In August he asked his readers how many of them are psychic … or at least intuitive. Here’s what they said. To get to his post click here. “How intuitive are you?” I asked you in a poll I conducted during…

Robert Wicks on resilience

I dance the Macarena whenever I come across an article that argues against healthy living. I cautioned you against too much positive thinking a few days ago. I laughed while reading research about dark chocolate firing up the happy brain. And I high fived the doctors who warn folks against too much sunscreen–because it blocks…

This was sent to me awhile back in one of those emails that circulates the planet. I thought it might give you a much-needed laugh. For the health conscious …. I Love This Doctor Q: Doctor, I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true? A: Your heart is only good for so…

How do you bounce back? Tips for resilience

positive thinking can make your thoughts worse, self-help can hurt you

Huffington Post Editor-at-Large Russell Bishop has an interesting take on the positive thinking debate in his post “Why Positive Thinking Just Doesn’t Work.” To get to the article, click here. I have excerpted from it below.   Six weeks ago, I started a series on aspiring to an inspired life with an article suggesting there…

Dr. Frank Lipman of the Huffington Post wrote an interesting post about “2 Questions To Ask That Are More Important Than a Diagnosis.” I was intrigued by his piece because he combines Western medicine with some Eastern philosophies, and achieves a nice balance of handing some of the responsibility for good health to the patient…

unplugging from technology and practicing mindfulness

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