For most families, the journey of taking care of a family member with special needs is “a marathon, not a sprint.” The emphasis must be on look after yourself and your family in order to take on the long-term role of advocate. Don’t underestimate the value of getting some exercise, having a routine, eating well,… Continue reading 8 Ways to Be A Great Advocate for A Special-Needs Family Member
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Training Your “Compassion Muscle”
New research indicates that as little as two weeks of “compassion meditation training” may reduce the distress a person feels at another’s suffering while also remaining more compassionate and calm. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison says that the compassion meditation training — intentionally cultivating positive wishes to understand and relieve the suffering of others… Continue reading Training Your “Compassion Muscle”
How to Stay Cool in A Medical Crisis
Imagine this: you arrive at the emergency room with your husband, who’s been vomiting blood. Two hours later, you are shown into a curtained area with a bed. After another hour a doctor arrives to ask the same set of questions you’ve answered five or six times already. If you feel like yelling, hoping someone… Continue reading How to Stay Cool in A Medical Crisis
Mental-Health Advice: Straight from Your Smartphone
Researchers are working on apps that can enable you to seek mental health advice on your smartphone, and it seems to be effective. A novel suite of 13 speedy mini-apps called IntelliCare resulted in participants reporting significantly less depression and anxiety by using the apps on their smartphones up to four times a day, reports… Continue reading Mental-Health Advice: Straight from Your Smartphone
How to Stress Less
As the Internet, mobile devices, and a myriad of other technological wonders increasingly dominate our professional lives, it becomes harder to concentrate on any single item. . Everywhere you look, you are besieged by competing demands for your time and attention, commanding you to practice multitasking. “Answer the phone.” “Click here.” “Push here.” “Open me.”… Continue reading How to Stress Less
Getting Your Cat Ready for the Vet
If you own a cat, you want him or her to live a long, happy life. But to do that means regular visits to the vet – and chances are that you dread this almost as much as your cat does. Here, from cat-care experts, are some tips on what you can do to make… Continue reading Getting Your Cat Ready for the Vet
Can We Calm America’s Road Rage?
Road rage – where flaring tempers mix with two-ton machines – continues to be a problem on America’s highways, leading to accidents, assaults and occasionally even murder. It’s a perplexing problem in part because it can happen at anytime and anywhere that roads and vehicles are involved, yet specific statistics on its frequency are hard… Continue reading Can We Calm America’s Road Rage?
Stay Calm and Be Healthy
Keeping calm can play a key role in your long-term health, researchers say. In a study measuring adults’ reactions to stress, investigators from Penn State found that adults who fail to maintain positive moods such as cheerfulness or calm when faced with the minor stressors of everyday life appear to have elevated levels of inflammation.… Continue reading Stay Calm and Be Healthy
How to Pick Your Battles
Jacqueline Whitmore, an internationally-recognized etiquette expert, author and founder of The Protocol School of Palm Beach, says healthy relationships hinge on a couple’s ability to know which issues are worth fighting over and which ones are worth letting go. She says knowing how to pick your battles is a skill worth mastering and offers… Continue reading How to Pick Your Battles