Children and Stress? What message are we sending . . .

Recently, “Swine flu.” Yesterday, “Bird flu.” Previously, “Pirates.” Add to the above tagline, headlines about the economic downturn, job loss, foreclosure, and the most recent unemployment figures, and it’s not too difficult to see why we have an ever growing number of people feeling stressed. What may less obvious however, is identifying how this increase in societal stress is affecting our children. The [...]

Active Meditation: Shake it up, to calm yourself down

Part of a series of quick meditation techniques for busy people. Shaking meditation is an active technique which effectively releases the accumulated tension in your body allowing it to enter a state of relaxation. Here's how you can shake away your stress . . .

Life on the edge of facebook: Reframings for 40+ somethings

I’ve been thinking about this topic for quite sometime now. As a therapist, I spend a significant amount of life reading “how to” literature on the creation of healthy social relationships and the basics of life satisfaction. Ironic isn’t it, that some of the most interesting lessons I’ve learned lately about connecting with others has come as a [...]

Mutlihappyologist: One who studies many, much happiness

Does happiness sell? Would you tune into happy if it was readily available? Are Americans so preoccupied with unhappiness that the majority of us would rather watch a news program about suffering, than one about happyosity? Apparently so according to a sound-byte heard on a local news program. When the guest speaker was asked if happy sells, her reply was, “No. [...]

Sassy Water Recipe-Flat Belly Diet

Found the following recipe to make the Sassy water described in the Flat Belly Diet book. It sounds delicioso! 8. 5 CUPS WATER 1 TSP/ GRATED GINGER 1 MED. CUCUMBER 1 MEDIUM LEMON 12 SPEARMINT LEAVES COMBINE EVERYTHING AND LET IT STAND IN FRIDGE OVERNIGHT. DRINK ALL WATER THROUGHOUT NEXT DAY