Posted on September 28, 2012
It’s a common scenario. It happens every day. I’m out with my husband and someone I’ve never seen before approaches him warmly and they carry on a very animated conversation. Afterwards, I say, “who is that?” and “how do you know him/her?” It’s always through something he participates in that I don’t. Like the PTO, […]
Posted on August 31, 2012
I was talking to my daughter on the phone the other day and she told me that she is always sleepy. I wasn’t really surprised. I know her pretty well, so I know that she does everything you’re not supposed to do.
Posted on July 31, 2012
My husband and I are celebrating our 13 year wedding anniversary this month. That’s a good chunk of time, right? The odds were totally against us, though. At least, that’s what everyone said when we got together. They said it was “too soon” and pointed out that I was coming off of a marriage and […]
Posted on June 15, 2012
Respect your elders and the world will respect you ~ Saeed Ahmed This blog may not be fun, or funny or cynical, like my posts usually are – but it’s actually quite important to me. (And if you just click away without reading it, I hope you feel horribly guilty and get the hiccups for […]
Posted on May 29, 2012
May is Mental Health Awareness month. Yay, mental health! I remember in nursing school getting my first copy of a DSM-3 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Third Edition (now in its 5th edition, I think.) I read it cover to cover. Then I took it home on weekends and diagnosed my family members. […]
Posted on May 1, 2012
I have a girlfriend who is currently seeking behavioral health treatment for PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) due to her childhood and the family she grew up in (but mostly her mother.) I wasn’t overly surprised to hear this diagnosis from her, because she’s told me stories of her family life over the years. Unfortunately […]
Posted on April 19, 2012
No one is immune to bullying. We know it as an epidemic in our children’s schools, yet you know as well as I do that there are bullies on the PTO, and sitting beside you in the Fenway Park bleachers and at your job. According to research by Zogby International, 37% of the American […]
Posted on April 5, 2012
1. Relax before you eat. Being stressed will make you feel like you need to eat quicker, said Melanson. One solution: Remember a vacation or time when you felt particularly relaxed. This tricks your mind into remembering the sounds, tastes, and feelings of being de-stressed.
Posted on March 16, 2012
We have had a mild winter and it may just turn into a HOT spring. The weather forecast is predicting sunshine and temps into the 60s and 70s with a chance of even 80 next week. You can’t get a better spring forecast than that!
Posted on March 12, 2012
As a nurse for the past 25 years and a cynic in general, there are few things that drive me crazier than hearing people perpetuate health myths. I often wonder why people continue to believe the things that I hear them say and I usually come to the conclusion that they either think its fun […]