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Many thanks to Molly McVoy, M.D. of the American Psychiatric Association who forwarded me a new survey recently released by the American Psychiatric Association regarding the negative affect of the economy on women’s mental health. You can read the survey results by clicking here. Some highlights: * More than two-thirds (68%) of women feel the…

Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Russell Bishop, currently Editor-at-Large for the Huffington Post and founder of Bishop & Bishop, a consulting and coaching company. Russell is the author of numerous articles on the power of choice and awareness, and has two books in development. An expert in personal and organization transformation, Russell has…

I thought I’d review Stephen Covey’s four-quadrant model of time management, the one he explains in “The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People.” Maybe this time it will stick for me! To view my YouTube video, click here. To read more Beyond Blue, go to http://blog.beliefnet.com/beyond_blue, and to get to Group Beyond Blue, a support…

The following post is a great summary of my interview with Russell Bishop. Here he further explains the difference between important and urgent, and how not to burnout. To get to his original post, click here. If you are lucky enough to still have a job, and that job is working in an office, then…

The most powerful line in the Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner” is this: “And that, I believe, is what true redemption is, Amir jan, when guilt leads to good.” My regrets are different from the narrator of “The Kite Runner.” I didn’t watch my friend get raped because I was too afraid of standing up…

I’ve started a discussion group at Group Beyond Blue called “Turning Guilt Into Good” where folks are sharing stories of times they did just that. To visit our discussion, click here. To read more Beyond Blue, go to http://blog.beliefnet.com/beyondblue, and to get to Group Beyond Blue, a support group at Beliefnet Community, click here. To…

In “Home Tonight: Further Reflections on the Parable of the Prodigal Son,” Henri Nouwen writes, “The following story from Luke 15:11-32 provides the complete backdrop to my own story. Find a quiet, comfortable space, put aside preoccupations, and trust as you embark on the adventure of the spiritual disciplines. Read slowly. Let it soak into…

On Fridays I will address a question related to depression and find the answer from an expert. If you have a question you want answered, please ask it on the combox of this post, and I’ll try my best to do some research and feature it in an upcoming Friday post. Awhile back, a Beyond…

I found this helpful blog post from “Health.com” by Dorothy Foltz-Gray and Beth Dreher on finding your ideal weight. Here are the first two steps:  1. What’s your BMI? How tall you are, obviously, has a lot to do with whether your weight is healthy–and that’s always frustrating for the vertically challenged. At, say, 150…

Huffington Post Blogger Louise McCready recently interviewed Dr. David Kessler, author of “The End of Overeating.” The Q & A was fascinating. Here are a few excerpts: LM: This book started while watching an Oprah episode. Prior to that, had you ever seriously considered why food has such a pull over people in general, or…
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