SPIRIT

Say My Name, Not My Title: Understanding Each Other

Can we bear to listen to the talking heads? It’s one credentialed, decorated, famous, uniformed, partisan, affiliated, (en)titled, expert-hired gun-spokesperson-representative talking at another, without even lip service paid to a show of respect or understanding. This is mirrored in our worlds, too. How many people glared at each other across Thanksgiving tables, muttering that it’s best […]...

December 7, 2016 1:31PM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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WELLNESS

The Antidote to Electromagnetic Radiation? PEMF Therapy

It’s time for an electrosmog protection plan called PEMF or Pulsed Electromagnetic Field therapy or just plain “pulsed field.” The cell phone is the most adopted consumer technology ever. Just because these devices, and the requisite WiFi and cellular radiation that brings them to life, are indispensable, coveted, and omnipresent, however, doesn’t mean they’re safe. This […]...

October 22, 2016 3:44PM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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MOTHERHOOD

Emotional Competence for Children’s Mental Health

If your child is a chatty Cathy or Charles, this post may not be for you. But some of us have kids who may not be (appropriately) expressive for a variety of reasons. These could include personality or disposition; language or developmental delays; and emotional issues or traumas. Whether she is placid, stoic, disengaged, or agitated, it would […]...

September 16, 2016 4:30AM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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WELLNESS

The Ethics of Eating Meat

Note: I am adding a new first paragraph that includes the comments I just wrote in response to a reader on 2/11/19. How dare you eat meat? I know anger isn’t effective. I’m also sympathetic. There’s no shortage of things to be angry about. I have many friends and acquaintances who are vegan. Most are […]...

May 6, 2016 10:36AM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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