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Relationship Problems?: Valentine’s Day Prescription
Feb 12, 2022 (reprinted from February 2021) One day in New York City, I passed a many-windowed bookstore and stopped to look more closely at an unusual window display. There must have been 20 books
A Woman Filmmaker’s Perspective on Success: An interview with Jennifer Kachler
When I think of the profession of filmmaking, it seems glamorous and exciting and a wonderful outlet for a creative mind. But I also imagine that a successful filmmaker must be endowed with many skills.
Children and Mental Health: What to do Now
What could be more important to a mother than her child’s well-being? We see how happy a parent feels when her child is well—and how devastated she is when her child suffers. Mental imbalances in
Anxious or Depressed About the New Year? How to Live Your Best Life in 2022
In just a week we will be embarking on a new year. Certainly things will change a bit… or a lot… because it is through change that living happens. How do we orient ourselves to
A Story of Compassion and Perseverance: Thai School for Orphaned Girls
It was 1993. Many families in Thailand lacked the means to provide their children with an education, especially the girls. Girls who were orphaned rarely had the possibility to go to school beyond sixth grade.
Get Smarter! How to Boost Your Intelligence
It’s commonly known that our brain’s processing ability peaks by the age of 20 and then slowly declines. But more recent scientific research findings have suggested the possibility of raising our intelligence through particular brain-training activities. Two types of intelligence: Crystallized intelligence is the ability to use knowledge, even as we age, that was previously acquired through education and experience. Fluid intelligence, our innate ability to think or reason flexibly, quickly and abstractly does not rely on prior learning or knowledge. It allows us to intuit solutions at a deeper level of the mind’s functioning.
Avoid Burnout and Meet Your Challenges
Adapted by permission from the Canadian Women’s Wellness Foundation There are clear signposts that indicate the experience of burnout. When one feels overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, and finds it hard to concentrate and remember things, those
Helping Teenage Girls Who Take on Parental Duties During the Pandemic
In my teen years, my friends and I took advantage of opportunities to make a little money by babysitting for our parents’ friends’ kids. That was a far cry from the reality of responsibility now
Challenges for Nurses During a Pandemic
The headline of an article published in the New York Times on Aug. 21, 2021 by Andrew Jacobs, reads: “Nursing Is in Crisis: Staff Shortages Put Patients at Risk”. Even before Covid, studies have shown
Stress, Meditation and Hans Selye: An Ancient Solution to a Modern Problem
Flip through any popular health magazine or scan the internet for health topics, and you will find countless posts and articles on stress and its effect on our health. Given how much information is on