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Archive for June, 2006

Keeping Your Mind While Your Aging Parents Lose Theirs

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Doing Your Best for Mom or Dad in the Final Years It’s happening in large numbers. We aren’t alone. We’re having to take care of our aging parents. More people are living longer. Unfortunately that doesn’t ... Read more... »

Does Chocolate Addiction Exist?

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Chocolate craving is very common, but can we actually be addicted to it? Can these powerful urges to eat truly be classed as an addiction? We generally crave foods due to external prompts and our ... Read more... »

What’s in a Name?

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

What's in a name? How does changing your name upon marriage affect your identity? The majority of women take their husband's surname and shift from Miss to Mrs. But this may have more than just ... Read more... »

Help for Quit Smoking Now!

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Cigarette smoking is one of the worst habits for health and one of the most difficult to quit. But remember: you can do it! It begins with a plan, determination and a little help from ... Read more... »

Learning About Self-Image and How We View Ourselves

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Self-image is both a conscious and subconscious way of seeing ourselves. It is the emotional judgment we make about our self-worth. We form our self-image through interaction with others, taking into account their reactions to ... Read more... »

Your Sense of Coherence

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Can your 'sense of coherence' influence your health? The concept of sense of coherence (SOC) was put forward by Aaron Antonovsky in 1979 to explain why some people become ill under stress and others stay healthy. ... Read more... »

Survival of the Resilient: Skills for Handling Life’s Inevitable Disappointments

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Sometimes life can feel like the reality television show, Survivor. Especially if you are a teen or young adult, life can feel like a high stakes game where there is every chance you’ll be eliminated ... Read more... »

Assertiveness: A Personal View, Part 1

Monday, June 12th, 2006

We all know how important it is to be assertive, and yet so many of us find it very hard to achieve in practice, especially if we have had some depression or social anxiety in ... Read more... »

Mental Illness in the Workplace, Part 4

Monday, June 12th, 2006

In the last issue, I discussed the rights and responsibilities of both you, as an employee, and your employer. Now, besides deciding whether to talk to your employer, your colleagues need to be taken into consideration ... Read more... »

Acceptance, Part 3

Monday, June 12th, 2006

One of my biggest life changes in recent years has been finding out I have arthritis and a couple of degenerating vertebrae. I denied to myself that there was anything wrong with me when ... Read more... »

How brand names trigger our emotions

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

Hundreds, if not thousands, of brand names have become highly familiar to us as they form part of our everyday life, thanks to widespread marketing and advertising. We may like to believe we can "tune ... Read more... »

Those Cheating Hearts

Monday, June 5th, 2006

“Is my boyfriend cheating?” “Am I cheating?” “How do I catch my girlfriend?” “Why can’t I have my fun and my wife too?” “What are the signs?” “How do I confront her?” “How ... Read more... »