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Stress IS Dangerous

According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, two-thirds of all office visits to family doctors are due to stress-related symptoms. Stress is an inevitable part of life. Our bodies are created to handle acute stress—a short-term type of stress that temporarily influences our normal state of well-being. Once the situation passes, the body returns to homeostasis. Chronic stress, however, is long-term stress that is sustained over a long period of time. Medical studies have […]

The Hoo-Hoos of Creative Boo-Boos

Have you ever tried to create something from nothing? Enter website designing. [I’m gonna be sick!] Designing a website takes tremendous energy and PATIENCE! I love how you’re told that it will be easy and you’ll have more options to create a website that reflects your true personality. [At least I show up unlike my images.] I find myself wondering where text and images went, and how they just disappear. [Without saying goodbye.] I’m beginning […]

What Can I Do?

“What can I do now that this has happened?” In my late 20s, I tried to read a Danielle Steele novel. After two chapters, I threw the novel against the wall thinking there’s no way one character could experience four major traumas in a two-year time span. I now know, whether in fact or fiction, life challenges have few warning signs and do, indeed, come in quick succession. My life is proof of how trauma, loss, […]

I Am Selfish

A person sitting in the lotus position with their hands on their knees.

I Am Selfish I’m called selfish because, after years of being sick from unresolved trauma, I decided to concentrate on my own healing. It took two diagnoses of cancer, high blood pressure, depression and diabetes to kick myself in the butt and take responsibility for my health. Sure, I have lousy DNA but somewhere along the line I convinced myself that I didn’t deserve to be well. It was a myth that developed when I was […]