“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” ~John Lennon. For as long as I can remember, I have been living in a never-ending to-do list. I was constantly thinking about what needed to get done,…
Month: March 2024
You’ve probably heard things like this: Men get turned on at the slightest provocation and are ready to have sex anytime, anywhere, while women tend to want sex less often and have to be “in the mood.” For years, that’s…
Losing your hearing can be an inconvenience — sometimes a major one that makes you worry. While some forms of hearing loss aren’t reversible, many are. But how does it stack up? Earwax helps clean and protect the ears. Normally,…
Families, almost from their start, face forces that could pull them apart. When a family begins to mature, that potential loss of connection, that feeling of something changing, is difficult to confront. And it makes communication even more important. “This…
By KIM BELLARD These are not happy times in America. Now, I’m not thinking about the increasing cultural wars, the endless political bickering, the troubles in the Med-East or Ukraine, the looming threat of climate crisis, or the omnipresent campaigning…
Your child is walking, climbing, running, and “talking” nonstop now. Such developmental milestones mean their nutritional needs have changed, too. Welcome to toddler territory. Armed with some basic know-how, you’ll discover how best to nourish your child up to age…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go on a retreat to some magical location where you could deeply connect with yourself and forge lifelong relationships with likeminded people? Then did you immediately wonder if it might…
LaShawn Wiltz LaShawn Wiltz hadn’t had a decent night’s sleep in decades. She’s had chronic sleep-maintenance insomnia since high school, meaning she has trouble staying asleep through the night. So when Wiltz, who’s now in her mid-40s, heard about the…
In October, the FDA approved a drug that can cure hepatitis C quicker than ever before — and with fewer side effects. Plus, more effective drugs are on the horizon. “A number of companies are trying to develop other drugs…
“If your path demands you to walk through hell, walk as though you own the place.” ~Unknown Trigger warning: This content contains references to self-harm and suicide. It was in the spring semester during graduate school. I was living alone…