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Nine days after losing his job at Stanford Medical School, Don Joseph Goewey was diagnosed with a brain tumor. With six weeks to wait before his surgery, Goewey spent his days consumed with worry. Married with four kids, the family’s mortgage depended on his income. Goewey’s doctors warned he might never be able to work […]
Alan Lock was 24 years old and living his dream of serving as an officer in the British Royal Navy when he went almost completely blind as the result of a genetic condition. He lost his sight and his career. That was not the end of his story, however. He became the first severely visually-impaired […]
Cold weather, midterms, home sickness, mounting homework—this is the time of year when stress can overwhelm even the most organized and prepared of students. As a student, I have advice about what works and what doesn’t, along with expert tips from Bethany Price, PhD, a clinical psychologist at NorthShore University HealthSystem and Mirka Ivanovic, […]
If your child tends to be a worrier or anxious, you can help your child cope by creating a “tool kit” filled with activities that calm the mind and the body. Bubbles Any good “bubble-blower” will tell you that the art of blowing bubbles is taking deep breaths, which, according to Debra Kowalczyk ,a counselor […]
My heart was breaking, I couldn’t get through a day without tears and I was an emotional wreck. That was 5 years ago, when my ex-husband and I were on the verge of divorce. But there were physical symptoms, too. I was nauseous all the time, I was experiencing frequent stomach pain, I had […]
Although we anticipate the holidays being a time filled with family, fun and traditions, it can quickly turn into a calamity. Parents may feel frazzled and overcommitted while children are experiencing excitement and sugary treats. Thus the holidays can quickly become a recipe for disaster resulting in parents yelling, children misbehaving, increased sibling squabbles, […]
All right. So maybe you aren’t exactly a “Type A” personality. But don’t you wish you could be once in a while? Then maybe you wouldn’t find yourself curled up in fetal position in front of boxes of photographs meant to be a scrapbook for your parents’ 50th anniversary, the pattern for the troll costume […]
As the weather changes and the birds start singing, we are ready to experience joy, excitement and hope. Maybe a change for the better in ourselves. But our lives may be weighed down with old habits of depression and anxiety, unnecessary worry and suffering, impulsive reactions to others or a constant churning restlessness. For many […]
What do you do at the end of a tough day? Yoga? Meditation? Pour a glass of wine? Take a hot bath? For me, the best stress relievers are my cats, Comet and Moo. (Actually, make that a glass of wine and my cats.) And I’m not alone. More people are turning to fur […]
