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ARTArticleLive Life To The Fullest Even With Binge Eating Disorder"I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I have just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well." - Diane Ackerman I know this has happened to all of us at one time in our life or another. You are face-to-face with something that you’ve always wanted ..."I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I have just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well." - Diane AckermanARTArticleLiving with Invisible Illness: 5 Ways to Get Over Aggravations"You look so good! You can't be as bad as you say. You look perfectly healthy." "You think you have fatigue? Try working full-time plus having four children! Then you'll know what chronic fatigue is." "I think you're spending too much time thinking about how you feel. You need to just get out ...ARTArticleMaking Peace With Our PastAre regrets, bad memories, or losses keeping you from enjoying each new day? Is the past keeping you from moving into the future with hope and anticipation? I recently heard a man say that it was not until he made peace with his past that he truly began to live. It changed his life so ...ARTArticleMalicious Divorce SyndromeDivorce is often brutal both to the divorcing spouses and to their children. This discussion will appreciate the enormous stress and distress that divorce subjects upon families, including both the adults and children. A syndrome of divorce-related hostilities that affect children has been ... Divorce is often brutal both to the divorcing spouses and to their children. This discussion will appreciate the enormous stress and distress that divorce subjects upon families, including both the adults and children.rARTArticleMarriage: Best Friends ForeverWhen people first get married they usually expect their love and commitment to last for a lifetime. Unfortunately, for at least half of all couples it doesn’t. What happens? Soon after marriage couples discover that the bliss of falling in love quickly fades. They no longer see each other ...ARTArticleMaximize Your Potential: Use It Or Lose It!You have probably heard the expression, “Use it or lose it.” If you ever began an exercise program, played a musical instrument, or participated in a sport, you know just how true it can be. Muscles atrophy without continual use and conditioning. Skill and technique diminish without practice. ...ARTArticleMeditation For Busy Peoplen“I know I should meditate. I know all the reasons that I should just sit”, Amy sighed n“But I just don’t have the extra time. I’m busy” she cried. I had heard it before. Amy led a very busy life. She was a professional executive for a large company with many demands. On top of that she had a ...ARTArticleMenopause: From The Sacred To The MundaneCarl Jung, Freud’s protégé gone esoteric, glorified the passage into the menopausal years as a transformation into the “Crone”, the “Wise Old Woman”. An archetypal (universal) element in fairy and folk tales, the Crone, freed of the bonds of childrearing, now had access to a deeper spiritual ...ARTArticleMinister to the Chronically Ill: 20 Ways in 20 MinutesRest Ministries, the largest Christian organization that specifically serves the chronically ill, recently did a survey and asked people to "List some of the programs or resources a church could offer to make it more inviting comfortable" They have provided a sampling of some of the 800+ ...ARTArticleMinistering To The Chronically Ill: 20 Ways That Take 20 MinutesRest Ministries, the largest Christian organization that serves the chronically ill, recently did a poll, asking "List some of the programs or resources a church could offer to make it more inviting comfortable" Below is a sampling of the 800+ responses. 1. Encouragement emails. 2. Make an ...ARTArticleNetwork Marketing Is Like InsuranceWhen I started my network marketing career, I viewed it very much like buying an insurance policy. It was insurance against pay cuts; downsizing; pension cuts; and anyone else controlling my financial destiny. Insurance is one of those things you must buy BEFORE you need it. Building your ...ARTArticleNine Steps To A Balanced LifeI was upstairs when I heard this terrible and very loud clanking sound coming from downstairs. I ran down to see what it was and discovered that it was coming from the laundry room. Yep! You guessed it! The washing machine was jumping around and trying to walk out the door! I had to stop the ...ARTArticleObsessions & CompulsionsObsessions are persistent but unwanted ideas, thoughts, impulses, or images that cause marked anxiety or distress. The most common obsessions are about contamination or repeated doubts (e.g., whether one has performed some act such as having hurt someone in a traffic accident or having left ... Obsessions are persistent but unwanted ideas, thoughts, impulses, or images that cause marked anxiety or distress.ARTArticleOvercoming Life's Challenges & LimitationsThere aren’t too many things in life that ever stay the same. Sometimes that can be a good thing and other times it simply isn’t. Life presents us with new and unexpected challenges that block our goals and force us to make some major adjustments. When we have our eyes set on a goal, we don’t ...ARTArticlePositive Parenting Through DivorceWhen a marriage ends, the greatest challenge parents face is minimizing the trauma, hurt, and loss for their children. Through positive parenting, adults have the power to help their children adjust to this major change. Healthy parenting also brings rewards to the adults as they get to feel ...ARTArticlePostpartum Depression Treatment - Starts With Throwing Out Your MirrorThe best postpartum depression treatment includes avoiding full length mirrors for at least 6 months. After that baby comes out, postpartum depression can easily happen once you look in the mirror. Give yourself a break if you aren’t looking fabulous just yet. Remember your midsection has ...ARTArticlePractical Magic: How To Let the Law of Attraction Work for YouPractical Magic-How I Let the Law of Attraction Work for Me “Keep ever in mind that each living person in all God’s Universe is a radiating center of the same perfect One, some radiating more and some less, according to the awakened consciousness of the individual” (Dr. H. Emilie Cady, Lessons in Truth) What does that mean in practical terms? How do you awaken your consciousness? How do you radiate (vibrate) at a higher level. And why do you want to do that?ARTArticleQuitting Alcohol And Divine Intervention?When I used to drink years ago I assumed I'd always drink---my entire life. I liked it so much. I depended on alcohol and didn't want to think about ending my relationship with drinking. But after several years of drinking with the boyfriends and losing relationship after relationship it ...ARTArticleRecruiting TipsRecruiting Tips In Network Marketing, the “on the beach” money is made by recruiting and coaching others to duplicate your efforts. You can find people who are interested everywhere. Learn how to develop business partners from – • Your warm marketn • Out and Aboutn • Networking and local ...ARTArticleResolving Conflict Through Fair FightingConflict is present in all intimate relationships. Whether conflict is resolved constructively or acted out destructively is what determines its impact on the relationship. The following suggestions are designed to help couples resolve conflict by teaching them how to fight fairly. • ...ARTArticleRisks Of Problem DrinkingIs it hard for you to tell when risky behavior becomes a problem? They say that if you place a frog in a pot of water and begin to heat the pot, the frog will boil to death without even realizing it. Conversely, if you throw a frog into a pot of boiling water, the frog will make a quick exit. ...ARTArticleRisks Of Problem DrinkingDo you know the levels of risk with problem drinking? Is it hard for you to tell when risky behavior becomes a problem? They say that if you place a frog in a pot of water and begin to heat the pot, the frog will boil to death without even realizing it. Conversely, if you throw a frog into a ...ARTArticleSacred Wounds: A Love StoryIt was September 22, 1991 and I arrived promptly at Dr. Gle 's office for my Radix Bodywork session. I had no idea that the life I thought I had been living was about to crumble like so many pieces of stale bread. In the course of my four year tenure with Drs. Linda and Austen Glenn, ...ARTArticleSandplay Therapy And Dream Work: Change At A Deep LevelIn our high-speed society, there is a quick fix for everything. Our rational minds are sharp and facile. If we have a problem we find someone who knows how to fix it and we follow through—no problem. That may work for your computer. But emotional, spiritual and general problems of energy and ...ARTArticleSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) & Light TherapyTwo types of seasonal affective disorder have been identified: winter SAD and summer SAD - winter SAD being far more common. Characteristic is a reduction in mood and/or energy during periods of reduced hours of sunshine and daylight (even during the summer). Common symptoms include ... Two types of seasonal affective disorder have been identified: winter SAD and summer SAD - winter SAD being far more common. Characteristic is a reduction in mood and/or energy during periods of reduced hours of sunshine and daylight (even during the summer).ARTArticleSibling Rivalry -Stress Relief For ParentsThe mischievous son with an incredible knack for trouble who seems to delight in torturing his sister… The mildly deceptive daughter who takes great satisfaction in taking tattling to the extreme… Every time you try to help – the truth gets twisted, fingers are pointed, and the fighting ...ARTArticleStress Is Not The EnemyEveryone I talk to wants to know how to get rid of stress, eliminate it and become stress free. Pick up just about any magazine these days and you will find an article telling you how to get rid of or manage your stress. I am here to tell you that stress is not the enemy. Stress is often what ...ARTArticleStress Management & Healthy CopingDid you ever have so much to do that you didn’t know where to begin? So you just stared at what appeared to be a mountain before you, and you felt totally overwhelmed. Trying to take on too much at once can make you feel like you can’t handle any of it. It causes anxiety, distress and ...ARTArticleStrike While The Iron Is WarmYour feelings are significant. Your opinion counts. Your ideas are valuable. Yet, all too often, if you give voice to these matters in the middle of a heated exchange, your input will be distorted or discarded. Indeed, striking while the iron is hot may get you scalded. Though you may be ...ARTArticleTake Charge Of Your Mental HealthMy mind is an incredible mechanism. It allows me to perform all of the functions I need to go about my daily affairs. It is also my enemy. My mind is creating terrifying thoughts, feelings and emotions over which I have no control. At first I feel as if my feet are not touching the ground. ...

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