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This month‘s contributor is Marjorie McMillian who has been studying, practicing, and sharing the concept of whole health and wellness since “before it was cool.” She could not be happier with the strides the health and wellness community has made, including the...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This topic is important to me for a variety of reasons, including the fact that I work as a licensed psychotherapist.  Additionally, I grew up in a home with a parent who suffered from mental illness.  My mother was diagnosed with...

By John Adams Whenever a pandemic strikes, protecting physical health is the priority. The outbreak of Covid-19 forced the world into lockdown and taught us a lot about sanitary practices to kill and prevent the spread of germs. Isolating ourselves inside our homes...

Who would have ever predicted that the year 2020 would bring about such change that our normal daily lives would be so radically upended? The coronavirus pandemic and recent racial protests following the death of George Floyd have shifted our physical, emotional,...

Just three short months ago, we were welcoming the beginning of a New Year and new decade, rich with hope, ripe with opportunity and filled with new goals to be pursued. Only three months later we find ourselves in the midst of unprecedented times with the onslaught...

Pixabay Inspirational Thoughts for the End of Summer While doing some summer cleaning recently, I came across some old calendars that showed the day to day activities of my family’s life from years past.  It is interesting to see where we have been, what changes have...

Image via pixabay May is Mental Health Awareness Month and an important time for disseminating information, support and resources to my clients and readers.  It is estimated that one in five individuals suffers from some type of mental illness.  One in 25 Americans...

  Happy New Year 2019! Another year has come upon us and the first month of 2019 has already passed us by!  As we start the New Year off, I think about the lessons learned in the past year, the current status of my life and the goals I want to accomplish in the...

October 2018 Blog- Truth Does Matter Earlier this month, we witnessed the intense and passionate testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh in the Supreme Court hearings. The message this event relays to us once again is that women have been taken...

  6 Tips to Help You Beat Addiction and Find Happiness in 2018 (Adam Cook started AddictionHub.org after losing a friend to substance abuse and suicide. He is passionate about helping people find the necessary resources to save their lives from addiction. Thank...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month While I have been writing a blog post every quarter for the past couple of years, I thought it was important to recognize the month of May as Mental Health Awareness month.  Melissa Metzger, a student at UCF,  has agreed to share...

Photo by stux For the month of April, I am happy to welcome a contributing post from the founder of RecoveryPride.org.  Michelle Peterson is the founder and manager of RecoveryPride.org, an organization that seeks to de-stigmatize substance abuse and those who...

Zion National Park Mountain Goats Happy New Year 2018!  Reflections on the past year and recent news items:   It is hard to believe we have come to the end of another year and are off to a new start with 2018.  In a way, it has been a difficult year for many-reminders...

October 2017 Blog- Discovering Virtuous Character Strengths As I find myself getting this blog out a month late this October, I recognize how quickly time seems to slip away as the hot, hot summer has now made way for the welcome change of cooler temperatures this...