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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
The Goal of All Desires
Desires are completely natural in our lives. They can lead us to growth, more happiness, and a better life. Desires arise when we feel a lack of something in our life; naturally we try to
What’s New: Scientific Studies on Transcendental Meditation in 2021
Researchers continue to examine the effects of the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique, providing further objective verification of a broad range of benefits to overall health. Here are five interesting recently published studies: Evidence
Jenna Doran: Interpreting for Hard of Hearing and Deaf Children
Jenna (on right) with Iowa School for the Deaf sixth grader Sofia and another interpreter. As a former school psychologist, I was privileged to work with children with special needs, including children with hearing disabilities.
Pass the Wine or Pass Up the Wine
From “mommy juice” to “alcopops,” alcoholic beverages have become for many women the default response to any occasion. Reaching for a bottle of wine or something harder has become a habitual part of normal life,