The extreme heat that much of the country is experiencing this summer has significant impacts on mental health alongside serious physical health impacts. Some groups, including people with pre-existing mental…
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How to be genuine
Bruce Lee, one of my personal heroes (November 27, 1940–July 20, 1973) turned to this central question of existence and approached it with the same subtleness of insight and sincerity…
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Summer reading rocks
Her: I have to read three books for AP English this summer. Ugh. Me: Do you get to decide what you read? Her: Yeah, and we have to write about…
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CHILD MALTREATMENT AND ABUSE
Where will we get the resources to pay for the exponential increase in child services that we are going to be needing? The system is already overburdened. Prepared parents are…
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Three Wonder Women
Pictured below are three extraordinary women. *Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan is in the portraits within the photograph. She was the first democratically elected female president of a…
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People who inspire me
One of my favorite actors is the amazing Viola Davis, age 57. She is the only Black actress who has won the trifecta: academy awards, the Emmy, and the Tony…
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988lifeline: Big News in Mental Health
In two days, states will roll out 988 as the new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number, similar to how people can call 911 for emergencies. When calling, the individual will…
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The strange draw of awful people
Her: Why are we watching this, these are awful awful people. Me: They are terrible. But we have to finish the last two episodes. A quick survey of Netflix, Amazon…
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Hurts so good: Neuropsychology and Chili Peppers
Ghost peppers The world’s hottest peppers, originally grown in Assam Province, Northeast India, epitomize the lure of pain and pleasure. Also known as raja mircha (king chili), ghost peppers or…
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No Revenge is the Best (Non) Revenge
Deception and betrayal. Countless plays, poems, novels, stories and fables, and shows have focused on our universal experience of being stabbed in the back. The desire to get even, to…
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