Few things are so heartbreaking as the sight of a beautiful, happy girl transformed into a fragile mess by her abusive partner. Sadly, it is …
It is often said that we live in a therapy culture, one in which everyone has a label and everyone is a victim. Today, not …
If the average person could improve just one trait, many would choose humor. People value charm, intellect, efficiency, patience, etc., but humor is a magic …
Few sights are more heartbreaking than a young woman reduced to a fragile, emaciated wreck by anorexia. For a parent, there is the added sense …
Every parent is haunted by the fear that their teenager will befriend the wrong sort of people. Peer pressure is very real and very dangerous. …
At some point, most people wonder if they are progressing through life at a normal pace. Parents in particular want to know how their child …
In one’s childhood and teens, friends come and go. Once you reach your thirties and forties, however, close, intimate friendships can be harder to find. …
No matter what sort of relationship you are in, trust is vital. Once trust is gone, it can be very hard to recover. And that …
To those who’ve never experienced it, a bad neighbor is no more than a minor irritation. In fact, they literally ruin lives. One’s home is …
Ask a random stranger if he is able to be himself and he will indignantly reply “of course.” In fact, being your own person is …
You may have read about Dubai offering their citizens gold for every kilogram of weight they lost. While this is a nice incentive to lose …
We all like to think that we make our own decisions based on our own beliefs and opinions. But, just how much do other people’s …
We all know that having inflammation is bad news. Inflammation in our joints due to injuries or of any other kind is all considered a …
Anorexia is not necessarily a gender thing. Er… what I mean is that this desire to lose weight (and look thinner) is not necessarily restricted …
When one is seemingly obsessed with drugs and alcohol, out come the labels ‘addiction’, ‘substance abuse’ and so on and so forth but when an …
As the ozone layer continues to thin, the damaging rays of the sun reach earth more easily. This has resulted in increased incidences and numbers …
While it can be difficult to sleep with any pain in your body, shoulder pain can be particularly frustrating because you may not be able …
Are you getting increasingly worried about your weight? Getting more and more desperate to lose those extra pounds and get back in shape? But all …
The term stress tends to be used broadly to refer to all kinds of unpleasant feelings. Generally though we agree that when we say the …
One of the biggest problems with panic attacks is that the symptoms are so close to various other health problems – most notably heart attacks. …