_ Emotions Mental & Emotional Health The Anger Epidemic: How It Affects Mental and Physical Health By Jane Farrell article Irate people seem to be everywhere these days, on airplanes, in cars, at school, on social media platforms and at … Read More→
On Turning 72: 7 Important Life Lessons Learned By Sondra Forsyth blog I turned 72 on December 21st and IΓÇÖve been reflecting on this time of life, whatΓÇÖs in store for our […]
_ Anxiety (Panic Disorders, Phobias) Medical Care Mental & Emotional Health When Unwanted Thoughts Take Over: Recognizing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder By Jane Farrell article Do you feel the need to check and re-check things over and over? Do you have the same thoughts constantly? … Read More→
_ Marriage Mental & Emotional Health Relationships & Love Live Together or Get Married? Study Finds Similar Emotional Benefits By Sondra Forsyth article When it comes to emotional health, couples — especially women — do just as well moving in together as they … Read More→
The 5 Stages of Love: Why Too Many Stop at Stage 3 By blog We all want real, lasting love, whether we are in our 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, or beyond. Yet too many […]
DonΓÇÖt Get Buried Alive by Negativity: How to Stay Positive in a Dangerous World By blog Erin Kelly, the Social Justice Editor of the Good Men Project, is concerned about the increasing negativity we all are […]
Do Manners Still Matter? By blog A teenager pulls into the handicapped space at the store and flicks her cigarette on the ground as she rushes […]
_ Anxiety (Panic Disorders, Phobias) Bipolar disorder Depression Mental & Emotional Health Myths and Facts About Mental Illness By article Although most of us are perfectly fine with discussing physical health, mental health is another matter. The truth about mental … Read More→
Marriage Sexual vs. Emotional Infidelity: How Men & Women Differ By article In the largest study to date on infidelity, Chapman University in Orange, California has learned that men and women are … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health Depression: Supporting a Family Member or Friend By Jane Farrell article Helping someone with depression can be a challenge. If someone in your life has depression, you may feel helpless and … Read More→
_ Senior Health Easy Bruising: Common as You Get Older By Jane Farrell article By Mayo Clinic Staff Yet another bruise. What caused that dark, unsightly mark on your leg? You don’t recall bumping … Read More→
_ Heart Health Good Neighbors May Curb Heart Attack Risk By Sondra Forsyth article Although some studies suggest that the factors such as area violence and noise can negatively affect cardiovascular health, few studies have looked at the potential health enhancing effects of positive local neighborhood characteristics. This prompted the authors of an article published in 2014 in BMJ to track the cardiovascular health of over 5000 US adults with no known heart problems over a period of four years, starting in 2006. Their average age was 70, and almost two thirds were women and married (62%).
The Words We Use to Describe Mental Illness: How They Matter By blog We hear the words often - words that imply that a person is a disease and the disease is a person. For example, we may say that someone is a diabetic or a hypertensive. But that's not right. The diabetes and the hypertension (high blood pressure) don't define the person. The person lives with or has diabetes or hypertension. Do you see the difference?
_ Weight Loss Sticking to a Diet: Compliance vs. Adherence By Sondra Forsyth article By Sondra Forsyth You may have noticed that most health care professionals have stopped using the word ΓÇ£complianceΓÇ¥ when referring to whether or not people stick with medication regimens or apply sunscreen daily or exercise on a regular basis. The word most often used now is ΓÇ£adherence.ΓÇ¥ The rationale is that telling patients to comply smacks of issuing a command, whereas asking them to adhere implies that they are partners in their care and can use free will to do whatΓÇÖs best for their health.
10 Ways Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT or Tapping) Work to Heal Trauma and Other Stresses of Life By blog When we think of people healing from trauma, we often picture people dealing with the effects of natural disasters, soldiers returning from battle, or people recovering from childhood violence or sexual abuse. But stress and trauma impact many more of us than most people recognize and Emotional Freedom Techniques, also known as EFT or Tapping, can be of tremendous help.
_ Marriage Angry Spouses And Low Blood Sugar By Jane Farrell article Lower blood-sugar levels may make married people likelier to be angry at their spouse, new research shows. In a 21-day study, researchers found that blood glucose levels, measured each night, predicted how angry people would be toward their spouse at that time. After the study ended, people with the lower blood glucose levels were also shown in a lab experiment to be more willing to subject their spouse to unpleasant noises than those with higher glucose levels.
_ Marriage For Older Couples, HusbandΓÇÖs Health & Happiness Is Crucial By article A husband’s agreeable personality and good health appear crucial to preventing conflict among older couples who have been together a long time, according to a release written by Jann Ingmire about a study done at the University of Chicago and published in March 2014 in the Journal of Marriage and Family. The researchers found that the health and happiness of wives play less of a role in limiting marital conflict, perhaps because of different expectations among women and men in durable relationships.
How to Love an Angry Man: Understanding and Helping Your Partner By blog We all get angry at times. When we feel we’re threatened we react with anger. But we know people who get overly angry or their anger causes problems with their relationships at home or at work. I was one of those people. I wrote two books about how it impacted me and how I learned to help myself and my clients: The Irritable Male Syndrome: Understanding and Managing the 4 Key Causes of Depression and Aggression and Mr. Mean: Saving Your Relationship from The Irritable Male Syndrome.