How I’m Changing My Mindset With Chronic Pain

As parents, we often underestimate how much influence we have over our children. And whether we want to acknowledge it or not- the words we say to our children will one day be their inner voice.If you accept this fact, you can use it to your child’s advantage. How? Well, you can either choose to say words that will belittle them, scare them and make them feel perpetually small- or you can use phrases that empower them to live the best life possible.

Not available November 15? Don’t worry. Register now and we’ll send you the replay link to watch at your convenience.Peak productivity doesn’t just happen.

Nearly half of teens today say they use the Internet “almost constantly” and visit popular social media platforms several times a day.1 While most teens say the time they spend on social media is “about right,” 36% say they spend “too much” time on TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and the like.1At the same time, there is growing concern over the negative effects of social media and excessive Internet use on teen mental health, including its links to anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other conditions. (To be clear, research has found both positive and negative associations between social media, Internet use, and wellbeing.3)Social media addiction and Internet addiction are not official diagnoses, but researchers are learning more about the intersection of media use and wellbeing, including what may constitute problematic use and behaviors.If you are concerned about your child or teen’s Internet use, answer the questions below and share the results with a licensed mental health professional.This self-test was adapted from The Problematic and Risky Internet Use Scale (PRIUSS). It is designed to screen for the possibility of problematic internet use, and it is intended for personal use only.

Navigating life as a Black, neurodivergent woman is complicated. Growing up, these parts of my identity presented a trifecta of unique challenges, some of which follow me to this day.

October 20, 2022Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) — both omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids — may improve attention performance and impulsivity in healthy adolescents, according to a recent study published in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 1DHA consumption was associated with selective and sustained attention and executive conflict response.Researchers examined the associations between DHA, ALA, and attention function in 332 healthy Spanish adolescents aged 11 to 16 with equal gender distribution. Using the Attention Network Test (ANT), the study found that dietary DHA played a positive role in attention performance.

“The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.” ~Nathaniel Branden

“It’s easy to judge. It’s more difficult to understand. Understanding requires compassion, patience, and a willingness to believe that good hearts sometimes choose poor methods. Through judging, we separate. Through understanding, we grow.” ~Doe Zantamata

“All the horizontal surfaces are covered,” says Dr. Randy O. Frost, Ph.D., the Harold Edward and Elsa Siipola Israel Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Smith College.

Lisa J Crawford is one of the coaches that we found this month and we did a little interview with her. She impressed us with her goodness and positivity. She has been through a lot in her life, from molestation and rape to blindness in both eyes. But she didn’t let that stop her from […]

We often ask ourselves how to change and come up with things like New Year’s resolutions, promises, vows, and goals.

After my type 1 diabetes diagnosis, I noticed a pattern in the way people, particularly in my church, reacted when I talked about it. Of course it isn’t just those people who said these things, but it’s an interesting connection that I noticed.

Going through a rough patch in your life and wondering how to be happy?

In talking to many other chronic pain patients who are using legally prescribed opioids safely and responsibly, I have noticed many general practitioners (GPs) are not trained in chronic pain management. They may not know how to differentiate between the observable, destructive addiction behaviors displayed by people with substance abuse disorder and the requests of a chronic pain patient who requires a regular, stable dose of pain-relieving opioids.

Does the freelance work trend change the model of traditional education?

If you Google “living with vasculitis” or any other part of trying to figure out how to actually live with this rare disease, you will probably find very little. If you’re new to rare disease life or chronic illness life, you might be surprised. If you’ve been in this fight for a while, though, you may feel completely unsurprised or even resigned to the fact that “This is just how it is.”

As a former indoor cycling instructor and accomplished marathon runner, my days were once filled with hours and hours of heart-pounding, relentless cardio workouts that left me sweaty and breathless. The endorphins were real, and the adrenaline was incredible. Yet, no matter how much time I spent on the bike, the treadmill, or running all over planet Earth, my body simply never changed.

I was not prepared for the world of parenting, no matter how hard I had tried to be. The thing is, when it comes to parenting, there is nothing that can really prepare you aside from jumping right in and hoping that you do your best.That might sound odd, but I had read all the parenting books. I had talked to all the moms.