Vulnerability is vital in living a fulfilling life. But in a society where this is synonymous with weakness, how does one go about it? I JUST WATCHED Brene Brown’s latest TED talk, called Listening to shame. It’s a follow up to her hugely popular talk on vulnerability, which inspired me to write this post. Dr…. Read more »
30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself – (BLOG Here) An excellent post, by Mark Chernoff for his blog Mark & Angel Hack Life. I encourage you to read it and reflect on it. It may help you assess what you may need to stop doing to yourself to be on a greater path of… Read more »
Imagine if you will waking up one morning and going about your daily business, you have had breakfast and are about to leave for work, but you can’t remember where you left your keys. Common enough you say; we have all done that at some time or other. Your wife hands you your keys and… Read more »
Explore natural alternatives to improving your sleep hygiene. Tersea DuMain, of Prevention.com, provides help suggestions along with clinical supportive biological evidence around sleep issues. 20 All Natural Ways to Sleep Better – Prevention.com
Harvard Medical School – Telltale Tau (Full Article) Researchers at Harvard Medical School & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have together found that the Tau protein, ” hard-working participant in memory and normal brain functioning,” can now be used to detect early diagnosis and treatment of alzheimer’s disease. The tau protein is suspected to have… Read more »
Columbia University Medical Center Report – New York June 20, 2012 PDF: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Prevalence and Risk of Recurrence in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: A Meta-analytic Review Abstract: Background: Acute coronary syndromes (ACS; myocardial infarction or unstable angina) can induce posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and ACS-induced PTSD may increase patients’ risk for subsequent cardiac… Read more »
CDC information on high risk behavior that may lead to suicide. It is important to note that getting help at the earliest stage is critical in supporting someone in not to acting out. It is is beyond anyone’s control to prevent a friend or loved one who has the will, means, and intent to kill… Read more »
The Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) fact sheet on suicide in the US. It provides quick look on suicide on racial and ethnic disparities, gender disparities, fatal suicide behavior, suicidal behavior among high school students, and other facts by CDC researchers. Suicide Fact Sheet – Center for Disease Control INFO (CLICK HERE for… Read more »
Mental Health, United States, 2010 is the most recent edition of a publication issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services biannually since 1980. Mental Health 2010-SAMHSA REPORT FULL TEXT The 2010 edition of Mental Health, United States provides mental health statistics using… Read more »
Mark L. Hatzenbuehler, Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT; Katie A. McLaughlin, Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA; Katherine M. Keyes is in the Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York… Read more »
Polo Jean-Louis, LCSW is taking an extended sabbatical with future plans of relaunching his practice in Nova Scotia, Canada. We thank you for your support in advance. Stay safe and healthy.
