By Renee Castro I have been lucky enough to have the same group of best friends for most of my life. While I have had a number of friendships and I know a large number of people from my experiences, I was also very blessed with childhood best friends who helped me form a small [...]
By Chris Pregony WHAT IS IT? Muscle memory is a term that is often used to describe the performance of a skill or task of which one has learned. The saying, “it’s just like riding a bike,” is a good example of what most people understand to be “muscle memory.” The technical term for this [...]
Signs That Your Irritability is Something More, and What to do About It By Leah Antovel When it comes to anger issues, we tend to think of movies where two people get into an argument that ends with someone's fist through a door. Although symptoms of anger issues can be physical, someone's inability to contain [...]
BY JESSICA FRANKLIN When we think of hypnosis, the image that often comes to mind is a Freudian psychiatrist dangling a pocket watch in front of a patient, informing them that they are getting very sleepy, until their eyes close and they essentially become puppets. While this is the representation in media and pop culture, [...]
BY CHRISTY PIÑA Depression is not always a constant; there are some forms of depression that go through cycles and mirror the changing seasons. This type of depression is known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, SAD is not a separate depression but rather a depression that [...]
By Jessica Franklin The term “self-care” may conjure the image of a woman at the spa, perhaps with cucumber slices over her eyes while someone paints her nails and massages her feet. But self-care is more than a superficial indulgence; self-care is a necessary part of life that demands more attention than we have been [...]
By Jessica Franklin My husband enjoys woodworking. I am very lucky, because that means I get to have one-of-a-kind, handcrafted, solid wood furniture completely customized to our tastes and needs. He has built us a dining room table, a dresser and, most recently, an entertainment center. Once while he was working on a project, he [...]
Living with OCD: How to Understand this Complex Condition and Get Help By Tracy Wright Many people associate obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with actions like excessive hand washing or folding towels in a specific way. While these can be symptoms of OCD, the condition itself is much more complex and can be truly debilitating to those who [...]
By Tracy Wright Even at an early age, I knew there was something different about my grandfather. He was the only grandpa I had ever known, as my mother’s father had passed away before I was born. To me, my grandfather was a huge man (he was 6 feet tall) who was quiet, loving and [...]
By Jessica Franklin It is getting to be that time of year again. Summer is just around the corner, and it will be swimsuit season before we know it! Living in a tropical climate might mean it is already here! My family enjoys the beach year-round, but sometimes it is difficult to keep ourselves “swimsuit [...]
