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- ***Naturopathic Medicine - An Introduction by the Pastoral Medical Association - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2014 from Pastoral Medical AssociationNaturopathic Medicine An Introduction by the Pastoral Medical Association (PMA) SelfGrowth.com Official Guide to Naturopathic Medicine The Pastoral Medical Association (PMA) extends much thanks to SelfGrowth for recognizing the PMA’s contribution to alternative medicine, and for ...
Views: 2707(2 votes) - 10 Micro-Steps for Creating the Well-living Workplace - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Stephen (Steve) HobbsTake these actions to heart … one a week for 10 weeks to create the well-living workplace. Eliminate ‘but’ from your conversations. Listen for the word and clarify what the person is saying when they use ‘but’. Have your meetings ‘but free’. Declare your office a ‘but free’ zone! Ask ...
Views: 2224(1 vote) - A Look Inside A Hoarder's Home - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Palmer PullenFor someone who has never walked inside a hoarder's home, but has a some idea of what it might look like once they walk through the front door, it is more times than not more troubling than expected when they finally get inside. How can this person acquire so many items to a point of endangering ...
Views: 2470(1 vote) - A Plea, Save Your Life - Suicide only Causes More Problems - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2011 from June Werdlow RogersThe Mayor of Springfield,Illinois and Bernie Madoff’s son, and less known people like your neighbor or your co-worker may have all taken their own lives. A thought like “what a waste of human life” crosses our minds, but I believe we mostly ponder about what could drive a person to kill ...
Views: 2004(1 vote) - A Rememdy for Toxic People - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2011 from Sara DillingerDo you remember the old skull and cross-bones? The last time I saw it was when I was watching The Pirates of the Caribbean. There was a time, though, when it was the universal symbol not just of pirates and their undead henchmen, but of poison. I just checked my box of 20 Mule Team Borax, ...
Views: 3086(1 vote) - About The Feminine Transformation - by Submitted on May 29, 2012 from Renee Richardson M.Ed.Article Renee L Richardson, M.Ed. The Feminine Transformation: Rearing the Little Girl in You All too many times, I have heard family members, lovers and colleagues say to me that: “You are acting immature, childish, rotten, spoiled” to name a few phrases. Well, when you are angry, ...
Views: 3118(1 vote) - Alcohol Intervention: How to Avoid Tension - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from M. CohanEvery family has a complex emotional history. When alcohol abuse is involved, that emotional history can be tinged with extra pain and bitterness, and these feelings are liable to rise to the surface in any confrontational situation. This is part of what makes an alcohol intervention so ...
Views: 2050(1 vote) - Clinical Depression - My Experience with and the Effectiveness of Client Centered Therapy - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Dave KanofskyWhen first diagnosed with clinical depression in 1986, I did not want to talk to anyone, and I do mean anyone, about my emotional issues. That included my wife, parents, relatives, and friends After I was told that I should go to a therapist for treatment I didn't want to do that either. I ...
Views: 2382(3 votes) - CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN - A FORM TO FILL OUT FOR WHEN CRISES ENTER YOUR WORLD - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Sheri AdamsWe all experience times in our life when we are in a crisis, be it emotional distress or physical issues that are beyond a point we ourselves can control or deal with alone. Having a Crisis Management Plan is one of the best ways for you to be prepared for crises that will rise in your life ...
Views: 3404(1 vote) - Cyberbullying - The H1N1 of Technology: Implications for Intervention - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2011 from Holli KenleyIn Part One: Cyber bullying: The H1N1 of Technology- Causation, several causal factors of cyber bullying we examined. Although the issue is extremely complex, three social norms were explored as being strong contributors to the rampant spread of this technological virus: • The anonymity of ...
Views: 2325(1 vote) - Danger Signs of Adolescent Suicide - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Dore' FrancesWhen a teen makes the ultimate decision to take their life, everyone feels the loss. Family members, counselors, friends, teachers, and teammates often feel guilt, confusion and an intense grief. There is always the sense that maybe the suicide could have been prevented if they had seen the ...
Views: 2219(2 votes) - Dear Dr. Romance: I don't want to hear my kids cry anymore - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2017 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I feel like I am going crazy I don't want to hear my kids cry anymore, I don't have enough money for anything, I don''t have anyone that I can trust to watch my kids, because they are going through some seperation anxiety because I am the one that takes care of them day in and ...
Views: 1707(1 vote) - Depression and suicidal moods - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2011 from Huishan OhDepression and suicidal moods Have you ever been so depressed, you felt like life was bleak and nobody cared? Sometimes you do not even notice that your behaviour is actually induced due to chemical imbalances in the brain. Counselling could actually help resolve your deep set emotional ...
Views: 1954(1 vote) - Do Men Hate Women? The Investment Scam - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2012 from Renee Richardson M.Ed.Article Renee L. Richardson, M.Ed. Do Men Hate Women? The Investment Scam Women, how many times have you pondered the thought as to whether or not your man hated you or was in fact jealous of you? I have on countless occasions. There appeared to be signs of jealousy on behalf of my ...
Views: 2793(1 vote) - Dore Frances, Ph.D. Celebrates A Decade Of Helping Families in Crisis With Troubled Teens at Horizon Family Solutions - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Dore' FrancesIn 2001 Dore Frances created Horizon Family Solutions, LLC (H.F.S.) with the intention to help and educate parents during a time of crisis with their teenager. This year Horizon Family Solutions is celebrating over a decade of assisting families. During these ten years, Dore Frances has been ...
Views: 2573(2 votes) - Facts You Should Know about Alcoholism Treatment Centers - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Luis PerdomoFacts You Should Know about Alcoholism Treatment Centers Not many of us are sure of what to expect from an alcoholism treatment center. We know that it is a place where alcoholics are offered help in fighting and overcoming their addiction, but that is more or less the extent of our ...
Views: 1309(2 votes) - Family Therapy In The Background Of Other Therapies - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Sawas DeeToday’s psychotherapeutic developments have outgrown the past situation of psychology and psychotherapy. Where in the past, only few people would go and try to solve their problems through therapy, nowadays such people are more in numbers. That doesn’t mean that more people are experiencing ...
Views: 1914(1 vote) - General Alcoholism Treatment Center Rules and Regulations - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Luis PerdomoJust like any other institution, an alcoholism treatment center also has rules and regulations. While a particular rehab may have different rules from another one, a few basic rules are common to almost all the rehabs. Learning about these rules before you join a rehab will prepare you better ...
Views: 2448(2 votes) - Healthy Sleep Forever - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2013 from Mika ElaDo you just roll in bed night after night trying to fall asleep? Do you easily wake up in the night and not go back to sleep? Then these proven rules of healthy sleep are for you. The S&S bedroom rule The bed is only for two s-things – sex and sleep. Any other activities are undesirable. ...
Views: 2358(2 votes) - Hoarding Help - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2011 from Steven QaresmaIn broad-spectrum circumstances, individuals with mental illnesses need help, be it from their families, friends, or other support groups. Moreover, therapies were designed not only for health care providers but also for people who takes part in the treatment of a mentally challenged person. ...
Views: 1751(1 vote) - How to Overcome the Symptoms of Clinical Depression With Music Therapy - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2011 from Dave KanofskyDuring the years I attended psychotherapy, my therapist always had classical music paying in the waiting room. I never figured out if that was supposed to be part of my therapy or if it was playing simply to keep me entertained while I waited for my session to begin. But I do know this, that ...
Views: 2852(2 votes) - Into the Woods: Helping Troubled Teens Way Off the Beaten Path - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2010 from Julia AndrickWe rise at first light and kneel before each sleeping teenager. They have set up shelters and are nestled deep in their sleeping bags. We listen to them snore softly and watch the rise and fall of their chests. If they have rolled off of their sleeping pads, we gently nudge them back on. We ...
Views: 2810(3 votes) - It Breaks My Heart: Looking Racism in the Eyes - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Renee Richardson M.Ed.Renee L Richardson Article It Breaks My Heart: Looking Racism in the Eyes As an African American woman who has worked diligently to intellectualize, I am disappointed in our society at large. The mere heartache of having to paste my ancestry back together due to African slavery is by far ...
Views: 2830(1 vote) - Knowing the Causes of Your Body Pain - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2013 from brenda MageAre you feeling numb most of the time? Do you experience having painful cramps on your legs and even on your arms? Is anxiety connected with your leg pain? Do you know what causes your leg pain? What triggers these to happen to your legs? How will you stop it from coming back? If you want to ...
Views: 1962(1 vote) - Language Development for Better Speech - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2013 from Ashley TanHow would you decide whether your child's language development is on track? As communication is the basis of success in life and at work, emphasis should be given early on to assess the level of your child's control over his or her strength in managing language. This is especially true for ...
Views: 3151(1 vote) - Mental Health – It’s A Shame - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Eve RojasIf you suffer from stress-induced diagnoses such as depression, anxiety or panic attacks, you know there is another condition that usually tags along: shame. Face it – right now someone in your life is in crisis and you don’t even know it. On any given day, we all experience ups and downs, ...
Views: 2268(1 vote) - Money Management Tricks of the Rich - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Tom KoziolMoney management tricks of the rich are actually money management tricks everyone already has at their disposal. All it takes is one, knowing what they are and two, applying them to your situation. The first trick is something I call recognition. A person has to not only recognize they have a ...
Views: 3259(1 vote) - Myths about Suicide - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Margit Cathrine MollerAs we celebrate today the World Suicide Prevention Day, let us revisit the common myths about suicide and reestablish the fact. Myth: “People have to be crazy or mentally ill to consider suicide.” Fact: Most people all over the world have thought of suicide at one time or another. But ...
Views: 2136(1 vote) - Navigating Wellness: A Comprehensive Overview with The Health News 24 - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2023 from md mahamudul hasanIntroduction to The Health News 24 In this section, we introduce The Health News 24 as a trusted platform dedicated to delivering the latest insights on health, wellness, and lifestyle. Whether you're a fitness enthusiast or someone seeking reliable health information, The Health News 24 has ...
Views: 321(1 vote) - O Is For Ownership - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Sara DillingerI am not talking about crass materialism or consumerism, nor am I talking about better living through greed. Rather, I am talking about a psychological stance that you take toward your “own” life. “Own”, used as a transitive verb means to have or hold a property or to have power or mastery ...
Views: 2108(2 votes) - Overcoming the Barriers that Hinder Addiction Recovery - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2013 from Cheryl HinneburgAddiction is a dark and lonely place and the barriers that hinder it are plentiful. It is easy to fall prey to it but you play hell trying to get out. Overcoming an addiction is never going to be anything short of difficult because it grabs ahold of people when they are weak and broken and it ...
Views: 3898(1 vote) - Panic Attack While Driving - by Submitted on May 29, 2013 from brenda MageA panic attack while driving may lead to road accidents. The following article will tell you more about panic attacks while driving. Panic attacks are scary enough because it can happen to anyone at any time. It can put one's life in danger especially when driving. Experiencing panic attacks ...
Views: 1957(1 vote) - Picking Yourself Up When You're Feeling Down - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2010 from Pamela TurnerWhen I'm down, down in the dumps, everything feels bad. I'm not interested in anything, don't feel like connecting with others or even going outside, don't even try to move me. Pass the ice cream. It seems that I want anything that will actually make me feel even worse! The last thing I want is ...
Views: 3499(2 votes) - Putting Others First or showcasing our “Good” deeds? - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Renee Richardson M.Ed.Article Renee L Richardson Putting Others First or showcasing our “Good” deeds? As I sit and reflect on my experiences with sexual relations, I have found that I have performed such more so for my partner than for myself. For instance, I enjoy the concept of having sex but the actual ...
Views: 2752(1 vote) - Sick and Tired? - by Submitted on May 01, 2013 from Andre WileyAre you sick and tired? I was. As a matter of fact, I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. At the young age of 32 I was a divorced, educated but under appreciated black male who's sole purpose in life was to make it through the day. Not only had I had lost my desire in life, I was ...
Views: 1899(2 votes) - Teenage Conduct Disorder - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Dore' Frances"Conduct disorder" refers to a group of behavioral and emotional problems in youngsters. Children and adolescents with this disorder have great difficulty following rules and behaving in a socially acceptable way. They are often viewed by other children, adults and social agencies as "bad" or ...
Views: 2150(2 votes) - The Advent of Heroin - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2012 from Cheryl HinneburgEverything about heroin has changed full throttle during the past fifty years or so. The mid 1960’s saw a surge of illegal heroin being smuggled into the US and by 1970 there were close to a million heroin addicts in the US alone. Much of this was blamed on Vietnam, the Corsican gangsters, and ...
Views: 2580(1 vote) - The Barrier to Addiction Recovery: Stigma - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2013 from Cheryl HinneburgWhen it comes to addiction people cannot help themselves from creating this silent rating scale in their mind, like he’s just an alcoholic, she does too many prescription pills, and he is junkie because he does heroin. It is this kind of judging that creates the stigma that has created an almost ...
Views: 2278(1 vote) - The Importance of Family Involvement in Substance Abuse Treatment and Addiction Therapy - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Steven GiffordFor family and friends of drug and/or alcohol addicted individuals, addressing addiction is one of the most difficult aspects of seeking substance abuse treatment. Often, drug and alcohol addiction has built a destructive cycle over a time to the point where daily family involvement actually ...
Views: 2720(1 vote) - The Importance of Recovery Sponsors - by Submitted on May 01, 2013 from Cheryl Hinneburg12-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous are tradition based programs and have been proven to work. Part of the glue that keeps these programs effective is sponsorship. In AA and in NA, people are required to seek sponsors. A sponsor is a mentor and someone that has ...
Views: 2676(1 vote) - The Influence of a Solid Support System on Clinical Depression - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from Dave KanofskyThink for a moment how you feel during a depressive episode. Do "helplessness", "hopelessness", and "loneliness" come to mind? If so, that also seems to be the consensus of many people in the depression forums where I spend some of my time. Depression has a way of creating a psychological ...
Views: 2280(2 votes) - The Mystery Of 5:37 a.m. - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2011 from Dr. Cal FredenThe Mystery of 5:37a.m. What if you were awakened early one morning by the ringing of the telephone and to a voice in panic? It is your neighbor who claims his wife has mysteriously disappeared during the night. She was feeling fine when they went to bed and she had no history of emotional ...
Views: 2141(1 vote) - The Problem with Drug Treatment Centers - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2013 from Cheryl HinneburgThe biggest problem with addiction recovery is that there are so many people that have failed one or more times. This causes those to become discouraged when in reality it never was their fault that they were not successful. There are millions of addicts hooked on drugs or alcohol and ...
Views: 2250(1 vote) - The result of an Alcohol treatment center - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Luis PerdomoThe result of an Alcohol treatment center A faith based alcohol treatment center may be a welcome change for someone who has no hope. So it is not only affecting the local communities, but people from all walks of life, culture and location. However, like any habit, alcoholism and drug abuse ...
Views: 1511(1 vote) - The Shocking Results – Don’t Be Next! - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2013 from MaryEllen TribbyEven though it was two years ago, I can still remember the conversation like it was yesterday. My friend, Janet, called me in hysterics the night of her company holiday party. Earlier that evening she was mingling with many co-workers. As the night went on, she found herself deep in a ...
Views: 1792(2 votes) - The Thyroid and Mental Health - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2013 from Jennifer MoyerI recently learned from my routine annual blood test that my thyroid is hyperactive. Since getting the results, questions have been running through my mind as to what could be causing my thyroid to overwork. My thyroid has been checked regularly over the years and the results have been fine so ...
Views: 1954(1 vote) - Too boyish to Cry: Way too girly not to - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2012 from Renee Richardson M.Ed.Article: Written by Renee L. Richardson Too boyish to Cry: Way too girly not to As an African American woman, and educator, I sit inside of my preschool classroom amazed at the observations of which I am afforded. During my astonishing experiences with the young learner, I have found ...
Views: 3734(1 vote) - Toxic Families * Part One* - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2011 from Zandra SteinbergMaybe you are looking at the title to this article and thinking "What the heck? How can family be toxic?". Maybe you are one of those people who know exactly what the title is all about. Whatever your reason for reading this article, I hope it speaks to you and you learn something from reading ...
Views: 3978(1 vote) - Understanding Anxiety Disorder Symptoms for Proper Treatment - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2011 from Danica SusanEveryone knows how anxiety feels like. It happens when you are about to do a big presentation, when you are about to take a difficult exam, when you are worried about problems that you have at home or at work, or when you are being called for by your boss to his office. If we all feel anxiety, ...
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