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Mental Illness, Tragedy, and a Big Slippery Slope
Just about every day you hear how we need to ” do something” about gun violence, especially how it relates to the Newtown, Connecticut tragedy. Ideas have included armed guards at school, tighter gun...
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Celebrity Sports Heroes –Telling Big Fibs To The World
Wow, last week was a tough one to be a celebrity sports figure with a compelling backstory. Lance Armstrong, widely known for his Tour de France wins and Livestrong Foundation, just admitted to...
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Teens and Binge Drinking – Is It Something In Your Genes?
I was reminded today of teen drinking. In my community, an annual banquet is being held this week to support a local foundation. This foundation was created several years ago by family members of a...
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Whose Behavior Carries the Most Weight At The Dinner Table – Mom or Dad?
You may have read a very recently released article highlighting the influence moms have on their children’s’ eating habits. An undergraduate wrote a thesis paper about this connection. She studied...
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Spirituality and Mental Health
For those of you who are Christian, I hope you have had a wonderful Easter Sunday. For those of you who are not, I still hope you’ve had a wonderful Sunday. In light of today being Easter, I’m sharing...
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Children With Chronic Illness – Living and Coping
You may have seen this video of a 7 year-old pediatric brain cancer patient a touchdown run at the Nebraska Spring Game. The young boy, Jack Hoffman, was given this opportunity because of his...
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After the Boston Marathon Tragedy – Taking Care Yourself When Traumatic...
By now, you have probably heard or read many stories about the horrible bombing that occurred at the Boston Marathon. If you are feeling emotionally drained from this event, you are not alone....
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Strapless Dresses and School Dress Code – Parents vs School
I recently came across this article about strapless dresses at an 8th grade formal dance. While not on the level of some other recent news events, this article really caught my eye. Where there’s a...
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Strapless Dresses and School Dress Code Part 2 – Parents vs School
When last we met, I discussed a few questions I had about a New Jersey school’s dress code banning strapless dresses for an 8th grade formal dance. I invite you to refresh your memory on the first two...
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Mental Health Awareness Month – Headlines and Quiet Shadows
Kuzeytac via Compfight Because May is Mental Health Awareness Month, I wanted to take a look at how the news has shaped our understanding of mental illness. In the last year, you were probably...
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