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Thanksgiving is over. The food has all been eaten. Now the serious shopping begins and we are all-in for the next holiday. In reality, Thanksgiving is often seen as that holiday to get through so we can get to Christmas. But the message of Thanksgiving is so important. The focus in on giving thanks and…

While most of us like the idea of heading to a big family feast for Thanksgiving, this year could be very different. You may be thinking, “I really don’t want to sit at a table with uncle John or Grandpa Smith because it’s going to get nasty given today’s political climate. I’m already exhausted by politics!”…

Did you know that 100 million people in the United States suffer with chronic pain? With better regulation of pain medications, some of you need to know more about how to manage your pain. My new book, Living beyond Pain, co-authored with physician, Dr. James Kribs, is out and provides a holistic treatment for chronic…

Highly sensitive people sometimes get a bad rap. If you are one of them, you typically feel and experience things more deeply than other people. You may have heard words like, “You are overreacting.”or “Really, that bothered you?””Come on, get a thicker skin,” “Don’t be so touchy!” Well, no worries. You could be part of the…

It’s the worse feeling to be unmotivated! No one likes to be a slacker! “I know I should do better at my job, but I just don’t feel very motivated.” “My wife is bugging me to work on my anger and I know I should. One of these days…” “My finances need to get in order, but I just…

There is always one toxic coworker that makes you crazy. It doesn’t seem to matter where you work. It could be that guy who always takes credit for other peoples’ work or goes behind your back and is passive-aggressive. Or how about the woman who looks you in the eye, smiles and then bad mouths you…

Emotional intelligence (EI) involves  your ability to recognize, understand and mange your emotions. It  is a type of intelligence you want to grow in order to become more interpersonally effective. It helps you in all relationships. When you use your emotional intelligence, you are able to impact other people in positive ways. People also like to be…

I just read a  report in Medscape about the fall out of legalized cannabis in Colorado emergency departments.  Emergency departments and hospitals are seeing an increase in ED visits following legalization. Those visits reveal an increase in mental illness including psychosis, suicide and other substance abuse. One of the concerns with regular use is that the brain, involved in…

We hear a lot today about the mind-body connections. How we think impacts how we feel. How we feel impacts how we think. The process involves controlling neurochemical transmissions in the body. When we think on good things, encourage others and are kind to one another, we feel better and activate health in our body. For most us, this…

Chronic pain is the primary reason Americans are on disability. One of the main treatments for pain has been opioid medications. But opioids have the potential for abuse and addiction. Because so many people have been prescribed opioids for chronic pain, we are in trouble and have what has been called a public health epidemic. It’s serious, with…
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