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    Can I Really Get Better Through Mindfulness?

    Apr 10th, 2017

    Practicing mindfulness will enable you to respond to life rather than react to it (reacting=mindless, responding=mindful). Developing the capacity to respond to situations with calmness, clarity of mind, and non-reactivity will improve your life in every way possible.

    Around the World With the Toughest Woman on Two Wheels

    May 22nd, 2016

    In December 2012, Juliana Buhring became the fastest (and first) woman to circumnavigate the world by bicycle, a 152-day feat that spanned some 18,000 miles, four continents, 19 countries, and 29 tire punctures.

    10 Budget-Friendly Ways to Cultivate Love

    May 21st, 2016

    Take some time and reflect on what you are doing to achieve the goal of becoming an incredibly powerful source of love, whether you spend it solo or with a partner.

    Change Your Life in 12 Minutes a Day

    May 3rd, 2016

    You’d probably think I was running an infomercial if I told you about a simple intervention that: Reverses memory loss Increases energy levels Improves sleep quality Up regulates positive genes Down regulates inflammatory genes Reduces stress in patient and caregiver Improves psychological and spiritual well being Activates significant anatomical areas of the brain Increases telomerase, […]

    On Being Right and Eating Animals

    Apr 26th, 2016

    I’ve always been allergic to dogma. In any institutional setting – educational, religious, medical, and most definitely, airport! – I find myself developing hives and hot flashes whenever I need to follow rules that make no sense. I made a beeline to self-employment. To me, rules for rules sake tend to represent, at their core, […]

    Antidepressant Discontinuation: Why & How

    Apr 22nd, 2016

    Note: The author acknowledges, with great compassion, that this is a challenging topic for the many individuals who make the difficult decision to begin treatment with psychiatric medication. All patients must be given the most complete and accurate information about these medications, including side effects (risk for dependence, violence, impulsivity, etc), the importance of properly […]

    reFemme: 5 Ways to Get Your Groove Back, Your Power On, and Your Femininity Radiating

    Apr 19th, 2016

    To do lists. Email. Facebook. Appointments. Commutes. Packing lunch. Making that call. Hustling for that deadline. Ignoring the elephant of your sexless marriage, looming in the corner of the room. Feeling inadequate. Feeling like it’s too much. Like you don’t care. But also like you can’t stop caring. The frenzy of productivity and functionality. The […]