By Jacqueline Kreinik, R.N., M.S., CMC With so many people living longer today, most of us eventually are going to be taking care of an aging relative, whether it’s a parent, spouse or other family member — if we aren’t already doing so. No matter how good our relationships with our loved ones may be, … More »
Blog Posts Tagged ‘wellness’
WHAT! ME WORRY???
By Christine Cronin, LCSW-C It comes about so unexpectedly. You get a message through a phone call, or a statement arrives in the mail. Or, the morning when you really need to get to work for an important meeting, the engine light goes on in your car. It happens to all of us. We all … More »
Art and Wellness
By Elyse Nissim, LCSW-C What makes us hum or sing to ourselves when alone, or doodle on paper when distracted or “between” goal directed tasks? The creative impulse is innate in all of us. Children take satisfaction and experience pleasure from making musical sounds and building with blocks long before they have verbal and cognitive … More »
You’re Getting Sleepy…Myths and Realities about Hypnosis
By Mairi MacRae, LCSW-C What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word “hypnosis”? Mind control? “Going under” as someone looks deep into your eyes and tells you you’re getting sleepy? Does it involve a person wielding some mysterious power to make another person cluck like a chicken or behave in other … More »
Don’t Let the Jerks Get You Down
By Lynn Feldman, LCSW-C We’re always talking about the really difficult people in the world — at work, the insurance company, government agencies, the grocery store, the pharmacy… THEY’RE EVERYWHERE. It’s true; there are lots of insensitive, ignorant, manipulative, untrustworthy, controlling, dishonest, mean, incompetent people running around out there. Sometimes we encounter them occasionally or … More »
Unplugging From Technology
Erin Lewis, Health Educator, Prevention Education By Erin Lewis Has it happened to you? You’re having a meaningful conversation with a family member, friend, or co-worker, when suddenly a beep or vibration turns their attention away to a screen: a text, a status update, a call, an e-mail. How does it feel? One of the … More »
Reaping the Rewards of Volunteering
By Katie Cohen We all know that helping others and giving back to the community are good reasons to volunteer. But what if you were to learn that by volunteering, you can also gain substantial personal, physical and emotional benefits? Numerous scientific studies of the effects of volunteering have reached the same conclusions: people of … More »
Taking Care of Yourself During the Holidays
By Liz Erlich, LGPC During the holidays it can often feel like your regular life has been put on pause as you scramble to get all of the preparations just so. While this resonates for all of the holidays, I find it to be especially true in the weeks before Passover arrives. With the countdown … More »
A Good Cry
By Gail Josephson Lipsitz Why is crying so often seen as a sign of weakness in our society? Think of the expression “cry baby,” a mocking label that playmates will paste on a kid who reacts naturally to being hurt. This attitude is instilled in us from childhood, and it’s reflected in the popular culture. … More »
Friends Are Good For Your Health
By Karen Schloss A few weeks before the New Year, I enjoyed an annual birthday outing with a girlfriend. We celebrate every year because we feel fortunate to have been each other’s confidant and cheerleader for more than fifty years. I asked if she remembered how we became friends and she said, “You, Judy and … More »