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The Healthy Side of Conflict
How to Productively Resolve Differences and Stop Dreading Confrontation When most of my patients...
The Japanese Art of Forest Bathing
Hiking, trail running and rock climbing are healthful and popular ways to spend a day being...
Meet Your Future Self: You Might Like Her
Why is it that by mid-February our New Year’s resolutions are faded memories? It’s easy to...
Keep Your Sanity by Practicing Self-compassion During the...
Taking in the enormity of your holiday obligations, you wonder how you got into this predicament...
Is There a Link between Hearing Loss and Dementia?
Dementia is often a scary topic; its prevalence is expected to double every 20 years. Multiple...
Helping Your Child Through Tough Losses
The Monday after every game, win or lose, Christopher Newport University’s football team gathers at...
Healthy Ways to Grieve the Loss of a Pet
Grieve not, nor speak of me with tears, but laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you. I loved...
The Surprising Healing Properties of Music Therapy
In September 1993, distinguished musician and composer Yiannis Chryssomallis, known professionally...
You Need Stress to Be Productive
Dr. David Danskin from Kansas State University estimates 85 percent of doctor visits are due to...
Tips to Zap Out Your Winter Doldrums
Wouldn’t it be nice if a doctor could write a prescription to zap you out of winter’s doldrums...
Understanding Anxiety in School Kids
Anxiety about going to school often looks nothing like a parent would expect. Kids and...
The Dark Side of Antidepressants
On April 10, 2001, 16-year-old Cory Baadsgaard woke up for school feeling out of sorts...
Identify Your Work/Life Balance
“I’M COMPLETELY STRESSED OUT.” “THERE GOES ANOTHER DAY WHEN I DIDN’T GET TO THE GYM.” “WHAT SOCIAL...
Why Sleep is Important
Ah, summertime. Days of sleeping in and staying up late – sleep schedules tend to go out the...
Real Men Meditate
The mindfulness meditation movement continues to gain popularity, reinforced by...
Getting Behind the Shield: First Responders’ Mental Health...
It would not surprise most people to learn that, according to multiple studies, emergency...
Kids Rock the Spectrum with Fitness
A few years ago, Lena White began searching for a sensory outlet for one of her young sons...
Say Yes to What Matters by Learning to Say No
It happened again. You said yes when you really wanted to scream “No!” Maybe you agreed to...
What Is the Difference between Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia?
Dementia is an umbrella term that refers to symptoms related to problems in brain functioning that...