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Parenting Resilient Children
You’ve likely noticed that some children seem to be more resilient than others, overcoming difficult childhoods and dysfunctional relationships. As we highlighted in the post here on Tuesday, a new study labels these kids dandelions since they are able to thrive in less than inviting environs. Here are 6 tips to help your kids become more resilient, whatever type of flower they represent: Encourage them to make connections. Relationships can be a major source of support when times are tough and provide a safe home-base all the time. Family bonds … Continue reading
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Tagged children, connection, family, friends, goals, kids, optimism, parenting, relationship, self care, self esteem, volunteering
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Virtual Book Tour: Dr. Jeffrey Rubin and "The Art of Flourishing"
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Jeffrey Rubin to our Virtual Book Tour today. What follows is a crosspost of his interview with HeadButler.com’s Jesse Kornbuth – Take it away, Jesse: Talk about conflicted! Jeffrey Rubin has been a friend for a decade. Long before he started writing his new book — The Art of Flourishing: A New East-West Approach to Staying Sane and Finding Love in an Insane World — I heard him talk through some of the ideas. I read his book in manuscript and, because I was … Continue reading
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Tagged body awareness, Dr. Jeffrey Rubin, HeadButler.com, inner space, Jesse Kornbluth, self care, The Art of Flourishing
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National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Thriving after any serious illness is complicated and sometimes feels like an uphill struggle. Today’s coping tips can help you support yourself – emotionally and physically – along the difficult course of dealing with beast cancer and its treatments. As you move through this process, you find that staying informed and involved at each step gives a sense of power and resiliency. The National Cancer Institute, a part of NIH, has a wide range of materials to make this job easier. And here are some more tips to help you … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, anxiety, challenge, control, coping, depression, diet, exercise, illness, National Breast Cancer Awareness, NBCAM, positive meaning, recovery, resiliency, self care, stress, survival
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Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Stress in America
The weekend shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords – and the attendant murders of six bystanders – has again pushed the American psyche into overload. Though out of harm’s way themselves, many people experience stress and anxiety when faced with these kinds of uncontrollable situations. While it appears the gunman’s serious mental illness motivated the shooting spree, the horrendous act itself has raised stress levels all across the United States, already high due to the poor economic climate. In fact, a recent national health survey found that 75% of the general … Continue reading
