“Love is our true fate. We don't find the meaning of life alone – we find it in someone else. "~ Thomas Merton Seth: When Aria and I decided to encourage each other for a year, we couldn't know what these twelve months were up to. I had always had good health – more precisely, "assuming it was good health"…
"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: If there is a reaction, both are transformed." ~ C.G. Young Everyone says it. They say that chemistry is a must. I know I'm saying it. But why do we say that? What exactly is chemistry and is it really the best indicator of a good partner?…
Want To Reduce Alcohol Use? Alcohol underpins many social situations. It often feels "necessary" to drink to maintain friendships or business relationships. We often think it is "necessary" to have a drink to relax or have fun. It's okay to have drinks in moderation, but it's never necessary to have a drink. Nobody is born with a lack of alcohol.…
Find out the most important evaluation results for the differential diagnosis of knee pain. The knee joint is located on the largest and most complex joints in the body and is a joint that all physiotherapists should be familiar with. Knowing what illness your patient is suffering from can be confusing due to the complexity, and making the right treatment…
My journey to life in gratitude started in 2010. And let me say that until then, when I was forty-five, I was a complainant, a gripper, and a whimper for no reason to complain! Fortunately, I was saved from these very wasteful, counter-productive habits when a Thanksgiving season was given me an empty diary by a Minister for New Thoughts…
June 2nd marks the 100th anniversary of what many of us think in the field of rehabilitation counseling as the beginning of our specialist advisory area. On June 2, 1920, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Smith Fess Act (also known as the Civilian Vocational Rehabilitation Act), which introduced the first occupational rehabilitation program for Americans with disabilities. It was modeled…
"If you say yes to others, make sure you don't say no to yourself." ~ Paulo Coehlo As long as I can remember, I have been a philanthropist. I am proud to be popular, to say yes and never to say no. I try hard even when I feel uncomfortable. I was proud that one of my skills suits people…
I recently gave a lecture to a group of high school parents about using social media. Instead of focusing on their children, I first asked the parents about their own use of social media sites like Instagram and Facebook. As a consultant, I believe that considering this experience could help other practitioners when working with adolescent clients or their parents.…
"Record what is useful, discard what is useless, and add what is special to you." ~ Bruce Lee The benefits of meditation are far-reaching and have been known for centuries. However, the idea of formal meditation is not well received by some of us. The idea of sitting cross-legged for a long time and pondering inside frightens many of us…
Loss is a universal experience and the basis of many therapeutic problems. The currently unemployed client, the parents whose son is addicted to opioids, the client whose long-term relationship has broken up, and the client who has received a devastating health diagnosis have a common loss. As a professional advisor and specialist in grief trauma, I am sensitive to the…