“Make no assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as possible to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just one agreement, you can completely change your life. "~ Don Miguel Ruiz Online dating and dating apps have revolutionized the experience of dating in recent years, and these changes continue…
It is time again to show our appreciation to a dedicated physiopedia. Mariam has volunteered for Physiopedia since 2018 and has been involved in numerous projects, sites and courses. You can bet that Mariam's work crossed your path at some point while using Physiopedia resources. Her smile, reliability, and determination are contagious and have benefited anyone who has had the…
"An enemy is a person whose story you don't know." ~ Irene Butter We all know the status of our currently hostile nation – it feels like you can't make it through a single speech or read an article or have a conversation with friends that doesn't relate to polarizing issues or divisions Politics. The focus is on our differences…
"One day you will wonder what was so important that you put off the most important things. "One day" can be a thief at night. "- Deborah Brown " You can't bring that with you, "my husband said, pointing to the travel shampoos and lotions in our medicine cabinet. He also referred to the closet of clothes that I for…
"Having our history and loving ourselves through this process is the bravest thing we'll ever do." Brené Brown When I was growing up, I observed my grandparents' relationship with longing. They anticipated each other's needs, made small, loving gestures for each other every day and put their other fists without resentment. I longed to have a relationship like this one…
“Imagine a pattern of upright dominoes that are just far enough apart to highlight the gap between them, but just so close that they meet when one of them tips over. Hit a single domino and it triggers a chain reaction. Our own actions, reactions and counter-reactions, criticism and defense reactions often work like dominoes. When we are unable to…
We were married for about a year and lived in a small apartment building when my husband and I sat down to put together a bathroom shelf. It was the cheap type of metal that you slide over the toilet so that all of your toiletries have a place to live because there are no closets in the bathroom. Sounds…
As a neurological physiotherapist, I am used to pushing my patients to exercise, but I admit that this is all aimed at achieving certain goals that lead to increased function, e.g. can switch independently between bed and chair, have gait improvement, can use their hemiplegic upper limbs when eating / getting dressed. Finally, we are constantly asked to focus our…
"You are not a mess. You are a sentient person in a chaotic world. "~ Glennon Doyle Milton I've suffered from some kind of fear for as long as I can remember. The stomach hurts at the age of five. Travel to the specialist, always for no known reason. Feelings in elementary school to be different, to stand out or…
Resilience is one of the characteristics that characterize the experience of the Native Americans. These tribes date from before European exploration and colonization, which led to the renaming of these inhabited areas to the United States. These acts of occupation triggered the prevailing discourse and the deceptive narrative that the original people no longer exist and began long before the…