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Postpartum Depression in Men

You think postpartum depression only strikes in women? Nope, men experience depression after the baby is born too. Here we offer 7 tips to help postpartum depression(both in men and women).

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Mindfulness and Cash Flow

Holding on to my money didn't mean stopping my breath or my heart. But it did mean finding a way to give from a state of abundance. I had to offer something that didn't make me feel depleted, and yet...

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Natures Effect on People

Global warming has negative mental health effects on people, and so do other issues like poverty, animal rights, etc. How to deal with those kinds of effects? Check them out in the following article.

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8 Steps to Closure When a Friendship Ends

Friendships are like marriages. Some evolve to become mutually supportive and life-giving bonds while others grow more and more unhealthy, or even toxic. When a friendship ends, it needs to be mourned...

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Magnet High Schools

This page provides relevant content and local businesses that can help with your search for information on Magnet High Schools. You will find informative articles about Magnet High Schools, including...

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Coping with Combat PTSD

PTSD occurs after experiencing or witnessing an extremely traumatic, terrifying or tragic event. The key to recovery in PTSD is to seek treatment, even if the person is uncertain it will work for them....

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Being Proud & Building Self Esteem

Growing up how many times did you hear stuff like, "Who do you think you are?" or "Pride is a sin. Be humble." But pride is not always hubris. Pride can also be a good thing.

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Giving Your Kids a Realistic View on Life

Do we really want our kids believing that life is like that … one gumdrop and ice-cream card after another if that’s what you order? What happens when she loses her job because the housing market is in...

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Payoff for Your Emotional Choices

There really is a payoff for every emotionally-driven behavior and thought. And to a certain extent, these are controllable elements of your life. So when you behave or think in a way that is directed...

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Continuation High Schools

This page provides relevant content and local businesses that can help with your search for information on Continuation High Schools. You will find informative articles about Continuation High Schools,...

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Recession Anxiety & Learning to be Thrifty

Anxious? How about terror stricken? And yet it could very well be that none of the things mentioned above affect our lives today. That's the thing about panic. The antidote to anxiety is action. In...

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Worrying about the Swine Flu

What can we do to address our anxiety over the crisis du jour, say, swine flu? Treatment for situational anxiety doesn't change much even if the trigger causing it does. Which is why the same advice I...

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12 Steps to Sanity

People often ask me what I did to get better. I compiled the exercises that made me feel better into a personally designed 12-step mental health program, related to but different from the 12-step...

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Anger and the Economy Part Two

We have a right to our anger if it's there. Here's the rub: How do we keep it from going nuclear, or imploding into depression? Anger Management is about doing the following three things effectively....

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Depression & Becoming Invisible to Yourself

Depression thinking is the culprit here. Rampant negativism and a flood of shaming thoughts overrides the mind’s ability to fight back. After a while, it’s just easier to let it wash over for a while....

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Managing Stress Before It's Too Late

Chronic and severe stress can damage your body and mind, blocking the fluid communication to and from most organs–especially in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and in the limbic system,...

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Guidelines for Good Listening

Listening is a core component to a healthy relationship. Many relationships fail simply because one or both partners in a relationship aren't taking the time and effort to really listen to what their...

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Motherhood and Depression

Many mothers around the world can go about the challenging and rewarding job of parenting without experiencing mental illness. Clearly the majority of mothers can weather the storms without having...

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Promoting a Positive Body Image

Does this sound familiar? You’re standing in front of your full-length mirror scrutinizing your hips or thighs, and whispering to yourself how you should really lose some weight ASAP. However, as...

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7 Ways to Keep Going

"You can’t sit around and wait for the storm to be over. You’ve got to learn how to dance in the rain." That’s a perfect description of living with depression , or any chronic illness. Here are...

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