Healthy Living
Healthy Living
Healthy living refers to a lifestyle in which individuals make the best choices to make themselves fit mentally, physically and spiritually each and every day.
Articles About Healthy Living
Teens and Porn: What To Do (And Not To Do)
Let’s take a look at an always controversial topic: Teens and Porn. I came across an article in the Wall Street Journal that got me thinking about this. I am very interested in your viewpoint on this topic in general, and on what to do about it. Early Exposure in...
What Can Fear Teach Us?
Flying back from Munich to San Diego, I came across a German Proverb, “Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.” As I contemplated this statement, I realized we all have fears, some of which can be quite imaginative and vocal, which may color the stories we tell...
When Life Gets Tough do you “RECOMBOBULATE”?
According to Ann Curzan, a dean at the University of Michigan, learning how to “Recombobulate” is the secret to tacking any challenge. Dean Curzan reflected in a much overdue (2 year Covid delayed) commencement address that over the past...
Can Humor Be an Intervention Strategy?
While traveling home from the American Pharmaceutics meeting, I stopped to think about how I made folks laugh during my presentation. Humor served to break the ice and make folks more relaxed, so the ongoing discussions were full and the participants felt safe and...
How do you Deal with Difficult Relationships (Thanks to Adam Brady)
Life is always a series of connections of relationships. Naturally, we want relationships of meaning, of happiness, and of growth. Not all relationships are like that. Most of the time, my team and I deal with folks who have difficult relationships with loved ones....
SHH: It’s Easier To Talk About Sex Than Money
I am a fortunate woman, clinician, educator, and interventionist. I oftentimes work with people who have lives aplenty. That was not always the way, as I started out working at Allegheny Department of Public Welfare when I was 20. Now at 75, my practice caters to...
Treatment Without Walls
Over the past year, I have been blessed to be able to work with many different behavioral health centers: Seasons Malibu, Milestones Malibu, Pointe Malibu, JFlowers Health Institute, A Mission for Michael, Cirque Lodge, Sabino Recovery, Futures, Balance, Life Sync,...
10 Ways to Make Your Time Matter
This morning I read a provoking article by Oliver Bukemen in the daily good that reminded me of our immortality- yours and mine. In his book Four Thousand Weeks, he lets us know that the average lifespan is absurdly terrifying infinite. He says we are lucky to live...
Where is Your Phone on Thanksgiving Day?
In the spirit of Dr. Suess, have you ever wondered about all the places you go with your smartphone and if you are addicted? I ran across a wonderful study, of course, on my smartphone by Solitari - this is a company that creates games, and they were curious to learn...
Additional Resources For Healthy Living
Stop Checking Your Freaking Phone
The Sweet Spot
Christine Carter PhD
Mindfulness and the 12 Steps
Therese Jacobs-Stewart
Mindfulness for Beginners
John Kabat Zinn PhD
Wherever You Go, There You Are
John Kabat Zinn PhD
The Road Less Traveled
Scott Peck
One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the 12 Steps
Kevin Griffin
Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior among Adults: Results from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Mindfulness and the 12 Steps
Therese Jacobs-Stewart
Mindfulness for Beginners
John Kabat Zinn PhD
Wherever You Go, There You Are
John Kabat Zinn PhD
The Road Less Traveled
Scott Peck
One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the 12 Steps
Kevin Griffin