Last year, the safety precautions and restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic came to an abrupt halt in the personal interactions of most consultants with customers, colleagues and students. To continue treating clients, many clinicians switched to counseling sessions via video or other digital media. For some practitioners (and clients too) it was a like or dislike change with a steep…
Michelle Singletary, a nationally syndicated personal finance columnist for the Washington Post, has a firsthand understanding of the importance of money management. It was a lesson learned at a young age from her grandmother, who raised Singletary and her four limited-income siblings in Baltimore. "She was a nursing assistant and never made more than $ 13,000 a year," Singletary told…
We know that back pain is the most common cause of disability worldwide. Over half a billion people live with back pain every day. About 75% of people will have at least one episode of back pain in their lifetime, and a large proportion (~ 25%) will develop chronic pain . Many primary care patients in primary care for their…
O ne One of the most controversial – sometimes even vitriolic – public health debates of the COVID-19 era centered on the safety of opening schools for personal classes. For some politicians, the urge to open up seemed to be influenced by optics – a signal that states were "open to business". At the same time, parents have sought to…
After driving the kids to and from their youth group at church tonight, I sat down to watch the rest of the weekend. Saturday morning at 8 o'clock. Park run with Logan. 9:30 am. Netball with Madison. 12 o'clock. Leave home for the hour and a half drive to see Hayden who is re-imagining a soccer game. 5pm – Drive…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many consultants adapted to advising customers via video, while face-to-face appointments were not possible or were severely restricted. Accordingly, insurance coverage has been expanded and the regulations on the health of tele behavior have been loosened of necessity in many countries. Now that pandemic restrictions are being relaxed and some professionals are helping to return to…
Take your wrist and hand understanding with Ian Gatt, an athletic physiologist with extensive experience in treating upper extremity pathologies in Olympic and Paralympic athletes. About 25% of all sports-related injuries involved the hand or wrist, with so many bones, ligaments, tendons, and joints that this is no surprise. With proper treatment, most athletes will return to peak performance without…
"Only to the extent that we repeatedly expose ourselves to annihilation can the indestructible be found in us." ~ Pema Chödrön When I was standing at the sink, I looked at the mirror. I couldn't avoid eye contact with the one person I didn't want to talk to. I had questions and knew that the reflection that looked back on…
So many people dream of fame, fortune, fast cars and fancy houses. For such a long time I have dreamed of freedom – freedom to be my full, true self without judgment, shame, or ridicule. So who am I, you ask? I am a 33 year old mental health counselor (and former teacher) who also has a mental illness. I…
“Be yourself. All the others are already taken. " ~ Oscar Wilde My children called it "Cringey". Me? I was just Sam. After clicking "Post" on my highly emotional Instagram video – one of those more than a minute jobs that land on Instagram TV – I closed the app and panicked for a moment. Maybe I said too much…