The Roles of Parent and Child Change The elderly population is growing at an exponential rate! At some point many of us will move into care giver roles for our parents, whether it is in our own homes, their homes, or supervising care in a facility. We will be charged to add a creative part [...]
Where to Start Wherever we turn, whatever happens, the quality of our lives will always, ultimately, reside with our inner selves. Within the chronic pain syndrome and/or living with disabilities, the essence of our beings, our inner wisdom, guides the ship. That does not mean you can be expected to overcome pain and hardship without [...]
Chronic Pain, Especially, Responds to Psychological Interventions Let it be known, this is not to say your pain is anything but real! But, don’t underestimate the power of the mind body connection. Research continues to validate emotional treatment in pain management, particularly in the long term–chronic pain. There is also a role for emotional treatment [...]
Anger Can Destroy Your Quality of Life When the rage hits, it can seem like you are being swallowed by it! As soon as you can begin to think straight, you know that you need to regain control. Anger has a way of taking over your life, your thoughts, your well-being–if you let it. The [...]
Inside Is A Real Person The old saying that you can’t tell a book by it’s cover is the essence of what it is to live as a disabled person. Whatever appears physically to be the disability doesn’t reveal the depths of emotion and struggle going on inside. The courage to face every day and [...]
Bouncing Back After Life’s Lemons Self-esteem permeates all we do. If it is low, it definitely impairs resilience and stress management skills, in addition to most other aspects of our lives. When trauma or bad events hit, it is difficult not to get inundated with thoughts about failures and perceived inadequacies. Coping with the worst [...]
Stress Management Is Primary The need for stress management ranks high for everyone, even though we are affected individually by different pressures. Ignoring stress may result in serious and difficult problems to solve, indeed it is linked to many negative health conditions such as heart, blood pressure, and immune problems, healing ability, and many more, [...]
Research Links Stress To Health Problems– And Solutions Using the power of the mind to affect bodily symptoms (illness) is the underlying premise of mind-body medicine. Reducing stress is a primary concern for therapists and all health care professionals, and has been found to be a viable means of improving health. The physical and emotional [...]
The Real Shame Is The Shame Itself! Admitting to depression is a difficult pill to swallow! So, I gathered, from watching journalist Mike Wallace and his wife, Mary, on public television this past week. The emotional pain of their admission was almost palpable as they described their struggle with Mike’s 3 bouts with depression. Evidently,the [...]
The Courage Of Personal Growth Let’s begin with 2 caveats: 1. true victims of either abuse or tragic circumstances are victims; 2. whether your past places you in the authentic role or you perceive yourself as powerless and at the mercy of others, the treatment is essentially the same. You must put yourself in charge [...]
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