Pregnancy and Depression
How do you know if you have depression when pregnant? I know winter doesn't help but how do you know?
I've never had depression, nor do I know what it really is but I've been feeling different. N ...
Sadness and Binge Eating
According to researchers, the urge to binge-eat is definitely tied to emotional turmoil and depression. If you find yourself turning to food after a traumatic experience, like a breakup or the loss of ...
Just Rewards
JUST REWARDS?
Imagine your daughter arrives home from a rough day at school. You give her a hug and ask “Did you have a bad day honey?” and say, “How about a cigarette to make you feel better? ...
Cutting down on Emotional Eating
I came across this interesting article on emotional eating. Basically, it is what we have known all along - that we don't eat just when we are hungry, but also when we are sad, angry, happy, or ju ...
Stopping Emotional Eating
I came across this interesting article on emotional eating. Basically, it is what we have known all along - that we don't eat just when we are hungry, but also when we are sad, angry, happy, or just ...
Have a Happier Time on This Earth
The typical U.S. lifestyle has become increasingly more isolated, thanks in part to our iPods, the Internet, and communing online. If we become too attached to our impersonal, electronic gadgets, we r ...
First Tip to Losing Weight - Love Your Body!
From experience, I know that simply changing your attitude towards your body can be the best way to actually help you lose weight. It might sound like a contradiction--"So you're saying I should l ...
The Healing Power of Journaling
Sad? Depressed? Caught in a transitional time warp that seems to be going nowhere? Moving forward into happiness and joy is as easy as putting pen to paper. Words have meaning and by putting words on ...
Moving - as a Liberating Experience
I just spoke with a friend of mine who recently left a house and city she had been in for over 45 years!
Last year when we spoke of her moving she was not sure she could leave the house where she h ...
5 Ways to Be Happy without Junk Food...
5 Ways to Be Happy without Junk Food or Even Taking out Your Wallet
Exercise. Get moving. Mentally and physically, exercise will make you feel good. I like to exercise in groups, as it motiva ...
