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11/09/2017

Combatting the global problem of depression and anxiety with breathing.
Not just a quick fix, but an alternative to medication.

With anxiety, stress, and sleep dysfunction skyrocketing around the globe, it's time we look at the unspoken reasons why. These debilitating challenges can b...

10/28/2017

It's mushroom season here in the pacific northwest. I love to roam the forest looking for chanterelles and cauliflower mushrooms.
Psilocybin, the ingredient in magic mushrooms that causes hallucinations, has the ability to also increase serotonin - the brain's feel-good chemical. This article takes research on psilocybin one step further.

Psychelic drug shows some promise for hard-to-treat cases in study

10/20/2017

Do you sometimes feel as though you're alone with the problem? Does it feel like no one will understand what's happening?
Our culture is notorious for pushing ill people to the margins of society. At the margins, there is pain and poverty, lost employment and housing problems, isolation and lost identity. We have been conditioned to NOT talk about the problem? Sharing is important and powerful. It can change the way hundreds of people see their lives AND it can eliminate isolation brought about by social attitudes toward the ill and differently abled.
Below is a good article. Also, visit themighty.com (https://themighty.com) and do a little sharing for yourself and others.
https://www.webmd.com/bipolar-disorder/bipolar-life-17/video-bipolar-in-family

What did two sisters learn from their mother’s bipolar diagnosis, and how have they grown stronger through time?

10/20/2017

It helps when we make an extra effort to understand the pain-behaviour of someone with a mental or physical illness. I was a different woman before the anti-inflammatory shot in my back. When the pain subsided, as a result of the procedure, I could recognize many pain-behaviours I had developed.

Some health problems can affect the way you think and the things you do. Find out more about some conditions that can make you act out of character.

10/18/2017

Over time, people change. Personality is no longer thought of as a permanent, inborn human attribute. Instead, the way we behave can be affected by many factors.
After obtaining a good degree of pain management through an anti-inflammatory shot in my spine, I noticed an elimination of many negative pain-induced behaviours, including a short fuse, confusion and exhaustion

Some health problems can affect the way you think and the things you do. Find out more about some conditions that can make you act out of character.

10/07/2017

"I always feel guilty about not being able to do it all."

10/07/2017

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Do you find yourself counting sheep at bedtime? Rest with some good habits to help you catch more ZZZs.

10/02/2017

Free therapy for depression.

DIY Relief from Depression - FREE
I've been working on something new. I call this Do-it-yourself (DIY) Therapies. As a therapist, I know that can be difficult for people to access affordable, local, professional psychotherapy. I'm hoping to change that.
DIY Therapies are either free or very affordable.
Visit omnicounselling.org to try DIY Relief from Depression, free.