Mental Health
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Make Your Anger Count!
Rage is an emotion that many of us deal with on a regular basis. Most people feel mild to moderately angry several times a week. Anger wears many guises: impatience, frustration, hurt, depression, and hostility to name just a few. But is anger always destructive?…
Read MoreSix Ways Anger Impacts Health
Anger wears many guises: impatience, frustration, hurt, depression, and hostility, to name just a few. Most people feel mild to moderate anger several times a week. How do frequent bouts of anger or unresolved conflict impact our health? A couple of examples will definitely surprise…
Read MoreWillpower for the Obstacle Course
Why is it that less than two percent of people who lose weight keep it off? Why do New Year’s resolutions or our good intentions so often fail? Toward the end of the article, you will learn powerful secrets from Florence, Stanley, and Lilo on…
Read MoreProven, Physical Strategies for Stress Relief
So how can we reduce stress? Identify the stressors we can change! A stressor, among other definitions, is a violation of any law that governs our beings. So, in this article, we will consider physical laws that we often overlook. If we want less stress…
Read MoreSix Mental Strategies for Stress Relief
Adjust Your Perspective At a women's conference, prime front seats were erroneously double-ticketed. Many of the ladies who had previously arranged for front seats were delegated to the back. Their unhappiness with the seating arrangements threatened to derail the positive tone of the meeting. Apologies…
Read MoreSteps to Success in Dealing with Stress
You have just received a letter informing you that you are way behind on your taxes and, as you’re reading that letter, the phone rings and a coworker tells you that you’re expected to make a big presentation tomorrow that you didn’t know about. Your…
Read MoreBetter than Medicine: Good Boundaries
Learning how to set well-defined boundaries is essential for successful stress management. Wise boundary setting can resolve conflicts, foster peace of mind, and improve relationships. In fact, wise boundary setting improves every aspect of our health, including physical, mental, social, and certainly spiritual health. Establishing…
Read MoreRomantic Love That Lasts a Lifetime
(Adapted from a portion of a series by George Uba, entitled “When Love Comes Home.”) Nearly every married couple seeks a fulfilling relationship that includes unity, true intimacy, joy, optimism, and that inexplicable admiration experienced by all those who are in love. All of these…
Read MoreStrengthening Your Executive Abilities
Learn how to improve your executive abilities of the prefrontal brain
Read MoreOvercoming Fear & Anxiety
Fear! Anxiety! Most of Us Have Experienced these emotions at one time or another. They are not all bad. There are times when they can actually be beneficial in that they can motivate us, increase our productivity, and even enable us to protect ourselves when…
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