The Center on Media and Child Health is an interdisciplinary research center based at Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard School of Public Health. We strive to keep our blog up-to-date with the latest news and research on how media affect the physical, social, and emotional health of children and give evidence-based advice on how to keep kids safe and healthy in the...
The bipolar disorder diagnosis at the age of 23 was a relief to know I was not simply a bad person and there was a reason for the way I have felt. Yet I have been struggling to cope and understand this disorder... what does it mean? How do the brain imbalances affect my behavior and moods? Why do I rapid cycle? Why do I get obsessive thoughts? Is there a link between mania and memory? Is there...
My goal is to push my limits (physical, emotional, mental) and encourage others to do the same.
At age 17 I was devastated with the diagnosis of a rare disease called Friedreich's ataxia (FA). What the heck is Friedreich's ataxia and what would it mean to me for the rest of my life? Over the next couple years my family and I found out that FA is a progressive...
My blog is an extension of my book, Conquer Prostate Cancer: How Medicine, Fath, Love and Sex Can Renew Your Life. As such what I write amounts to a physical, emotional and spiritual guide for prostate cancer patients, survivors and those who love them.
As of May 2009 I've been a prostate cancer survivor for two years. The experience of robotic prostate surgery, combined with my 30 years as a...
I am a life coach, educator, motivator, and emotional awareness evangelist. My focus is on the importance and development of emotional intelligence and awareness in everyone - young and old - with a special passion for making emotional and social learning a priority in US schools. My business currently includes individual and group coaching and writing with plans to soon add speaking and more. I...
Kathy Atkinson is the owner of Creative Life Coaching, a personal growth and self development company offering products and services to support your quest for happiness and success in your personal and professional life.
Since 2000, Kathy has been coaching clients in the US and abroad via the telephone.
Kathy's life coaching web site - Eight Keys to Success offers a plan and a process for...
I've lived with mental illness for most of my life. It started out as Depression in my teens, and then by the time I was 20 I started having symptoms of Schizophrenia. I went untreated until I was 20. Some of the emotional pain from my childhood is still with me. This blog is about my life with mental illness and the many challenges I face with it.
I am an emotional eater who is finding it very difficult to cope. I am gainning weight because of it and is becoming constantly depressed. My desire is to loose 75 pounds and I don't know how to start.
