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Healthy Maternal Diet Reduces Risk of Preterm Delivery
A March 2014 study from Scandinavia found that pregnant women who eat a healthy diet have a significantly reduced risk of preterm delivery. The new study titled, “Maternal Dietary Patterns and Preterm...
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Connecting Through Eye Contact
Our eyes are among life’s most amazing mysteries. Through our eyes, we let the world in. We see the beauty of what is—along with what’s not so beautiful.Through our eyes we search for each other, we...
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Emotions in the Wake of Disaster
Michiko is at home, contentedly sipping coffee and flipping through the pages of a gossip magazine while her toddler plays at her feet and her 7-month-old naps in her crib. She lives in an area with...
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Kohl’s Cash for the Cure Pretties Up Breast Cancer
From February 18th through March 8th, the Kohl’s Cash ® for the Cure campaignoffers a $10 Pink Kohl’s Cash coupon for every $50 you spend. The coupon increases with every $50 purchase. Then at your...
View ArticlePhilosophy as Therapy
“There is nothing which requires such gentle handling as an illusion.”—Søren KierkegaardThe idea that philosophy as questioning dialogue has a therapeutic aim and impact goes back at least as far as...
View ArticleThe Real Story of the Murder Where "No One Cared"
50 years ago today Kitty Genovese was murdered in the vestibule of her apartment house in Queens. One of the most highly publicized murders in New York’s history, a half-century later it is still...
View Article8 Ways to Make a Great Grand Entrance
It’s a well-known fact that body language makes a huge impact on your ability to impress others. Of the many aspects of body language that count in impression management, the cues that you give off in...
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Facebook Personalities
Over the past year, I studied what people were posting on Facebook and how often they were posting. What I found was quite revealing. There are four types of Facebook personalities. You may know some...
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Influencing Wellbeing: Materialism and Self-Esteem
Proponents of simple living and minimalism believe that placing less value on material possessions leads to increased happiness and wellbeing. Indeed, a number of studies have shown that people who...
View ArticleVets' courts: a win-win situation
Vets helping vets has always been a powerful force, but now they’re getting support from the legal profession. Knowing the emotional trauma that many vets bring home from combat,...
View ArticleWhat Do Dogs Know, Think, and Feel? A New Book Tells it All
The amount of scientific information that is being accumulated about the behavior, minds, and history of domestic dogs is staggering. A number of Psychology Today writers including Stanley Coren, Mark...
View ArticleSix Self-Care Steps for Partners
We all know how important it is for well partners to practice self-care in order to survive the ups and downs of having a partner with mental illness, but other things that are "more important" or...
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Inmate Mural Arts Program Part 1: Transformation thru Unity
Imagine driving past a large state prison in the middle of nowhere and you get a glimpse of bright colors through the barbed wire-topped fence. Its not entirely clear what it is, but if you stop at a...
View ArticleMakes-Me-Crazy Relationships
A makes-me-crazy love relationship occurs when one member of the union is, invariably, defeated by the other.Perhaps you find yourself feeling secure in your opinion or feeling regarding something your...
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Just Say No 2.0
Heavy marijuana use alters adolescent brain structure and impairs brain function for people of all ages. On March 10, Colorado launched it’s Drive High, Get a DUI campaign. Colorado was the first state...
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Forgiveness: 4 Helpful Strategies To Do It Better
It is so easy to say that we should be more forgiving of others (and perhaps ourselves) but it is hard to do…very had to do! In my blog post from last week I outlined 7 principles to keep in mind when...
View ArticleAddiction: Identity and Connection Influence Relapse Rates
The band, The Who, tell the story of a man who spends “Eleven hours in the Tin Pan” before deciding “there’s got to be another way.” And then the chorus asks the question “Who are you?” You know the...
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6 Ways to Spot a Mindful Eater
How can you spot a mindful eater when you see one? They do several unique things when they eat. These behaviors seem simple but often take practice. If you want to brush up on your mindful eating...
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