By Lee Woodruff — 2021
Light exercise, breathing techniques, even smiling can improve overall wellness
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As the number of people with severe disabilities, debilitating chronic diseases and terminal illnesses grows, concern about their care has focused primarily on long-term care facilities, nursing homes, home health aides and hospices.
Eso es para locos. Esta generación... siempre inventando. These are the words I’d hear anytime I mentioned therapy or mental health growing up.
“When I started my undergraduate degree in psychology, my grandmother said she was afraid I would become pagal (“crazy”) because of it.
The essential role that daughters play in the American health care system is well known but has received little attention.
Families—especially those who communicate openly—may be strengthened by experiences associated with managing their child’s health condition or disability.
Some people who have to be responsible for their siblings or parents as children grow up to be compulsive caretakers.
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Remembering what matters most means knowing that no matter what we achieve in life, those we love are the primary reason why we do it. Staying present for your kids in quality ways whenever you can makes all the difference.
When my mom developed dementia, my dad tried to deny it and I tried to fix it. We both failed.
When you think of your mother, does your heart open with compassion or tighten with resentment? Do you allow yourself to feel her tenderness and care? The way we receive our mother’s love can be similar to how we experience love from a partner.
How mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and major depressive disorder can affect family and friends.