Then nothing will change. If you do nothing to change your health status, decrease your stress, lose the weight or diminish your pain, then what will your life be like in a year – or two – or five? If things stay the same, you can expect the same outcome – or worse. Great futures [...]
Often referred to as a personal inventory, taking an assessment allows you to wake up to your reality. It shakes you out of denial and affords you the opportunity to take charge and change something if you are not happy. It’s easier to stay in denial. It is easier to lie to yourself or avoid [...]
No, really, how are you feeling right now? How are things going for you in your life? When was the last time you stopped to take an assessment of yourself, your environment, your relationships, your health?? Without awareness, we remain in the dark, continuing on our journey until something stops us in our tracks and [...]
We are reeling in the sudden death of neighbor and friend who left us by his own hand. We are trying to make sense of a nonsensical act. For those of us in the psychiatric field, we know all too well the signs of depression and even the risk factors for suicide. No one suspected [...]
This was one of the many questions asked repeatedly in the Emergency Room yesterday. During our shift at work, one of the employees became diaphoretic (sweaty) and couldn’t catch her breath. She came into the office and sat down trying to be brave but clearly struggling. The pain in her upper abdomen was severe and [...]
