Ever feel like you just don’t have enough time in the day for me-time? Maybe you’re juggling deadlines at work, taking care of your kids, or carrying out commitments you made with your friends. Sometimes, when life turns into one blocked-out calendar, the last...
Although Autism Acceptance Week is March 27-April 2, the whole of April is Autism Acceptance Month. What is autism acceptance you may ask? Simply put, it’s accepting autistic people without ostracizing them. For example, people ostracize autistic people by...
March 30 is National I Am in Control Day! I think it is a good day just to remind ourselves that there are a lot of things in life that are out of our control. There is a new saying that I am trying to live by: “Just let it.” We have to let things be and focus on...
Why do we say, “Beware the Ides of March?” What is an “ide?” What was Shakespeare so hyped up about when he wrote Julius Caesar? Read on and all will become clear. Gloom and doom – that’s what is associated with the Ides of March. “Ides” derives from the Latin...
What is codependency? In healthy relationships, it’s natural to rely on each other for support, but there’s a difference between depending on someone for emotional, financial or physical support and being codependent. Codependency is behavior in relationships where...
When I was a teenager, my favorite movie was Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. If you haven’t seen the movie, the premise is this: a spunky teen named Ferris decides that he needs a day off and since teens cannot have fun alone, he invites his girlfriend and his uptight...
March is National Crochet Month, which means it’s the perfect time to discuss its benefits! In a time where many of our lives are fast-paced and centered on screens, crocheting encourages us to take time for ourselves to be creative. This hobby boosts physical...
Social media is a central fixture of our everyday lives. While it can be effective for communication and education, it is more typically used for entertainment - which means teens are carrying around devices that are custom-fitted to their desires and tastes....
Before we get into hormone replacement therapy, we need to address the elephant in the room. Menopause is a normal life stage we should embrace wholeheartedly, not a disease we need to treat or a condition we should be ashamed of or dread. This is a stage of life...
Heart disease affects countless people, squeezing fear and pain in its grasp. We would all like to avoid this tragedy in our lives, but few of us realize that women are especially at risk. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in our country. This...
Women are conditioned to fear breast cancer, and we are told the only way to survive or prevent it is to get regular mammograms and do breast self-exams. We are taught to seek lumps as if we will die if we don’t. The problem is we tend to find what we seek, and...
Since natural remedies with ancient ties are coming back in full force, people are less wary and are eager to see if there are convenient healing methods for our modern times. This is where castor oil packs meet that need. A quick Google search for castor oil packs...
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