What COVID Taught Me About Post-Concussion Syndrome

Who said that just because you retired means you can’t have a steady stream of income? Having your own startup is a great way to keep yourself occupied as well as financially stable. And since opening a business has never been easier, you’re probably rearing to go. But before you can begin, you need to find a way to come up with the appropriate amount of money. Opening a business isn’t free, and depending on your niche, it can cost more than you expect. Here are a few ways retirees can fund their new startup.

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Regret is a powerful and painful emotion that everyone will experience at least once in their life. Sadly, the more lessons we have to learn the hard way, the more regret we will ultimately feel.When you begin to compare your current self to your younger self, it can be a really strange experience. I remember long ago, thinking about life in one way, and now, I approach life in an entirely different way.

https://psychcentral.com/blog/stop-feeling-empty#how-to-stop-feeling-this-wayhttps://drjonicewebb.com/8-signs-that-you-have-empty-feelings/

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I was walking down the hallway with a second grader I work with who was having a difficult time focusing in class. He requested that he miss outdoor recess, something he normally looks forward to, and said he gets “bored” when he has to stay on the blacktop when the playground is too wet to climb. I noticed something different with him that day. The usual energy, silliness, and wittiness I was so used to seeing from him was diminished.

Although this classic dystopian novel focuses on the dark side, these 1984 quotes will brighten up your life.

Did you know that your mindset is the blueprint for your success in life? Without the right mindset, nothing is possible. But with the right mindset? Everything is possible. Allow these Carol Dweck quotes about her theory on the growth mindset allow you to foster and empower your own.

Get ready to be inspired by a woman that challenged the standard and set new limits with these Bessie Coleman quotes.

One of the last memories I have of my father is him sitting on the edge of my bed, strumming his acoustic guitar and singing “Bridge Over Troubled Water” while I was going to sleep.

My husband took his life after years of carrying the weight of being sexually abused — physically and emotionally — by the people who were supposed to care for him as a child and adolescent.

She’ll be the first to tell you she’s the baddest in the room, and these Nicki Minaj quotes will make you harness your inner badass.

IPSOS Retail Performance. The numbers have steadily increased since 2004, and they’re continuing to ascend. As it grows in popularity, the need for more effective vegan substitutions exists.When folks start this healthier eating style, the first thing they believe is that they will have to become accustomed to bland, tasteless foods.

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Team morale is enhanced by close physical contact. You mostly feel in control of your environment.Unfortunately, that time machine doesn’t exist just yet. However, managers can use the current situation to find new and innovative ways to increase employee engagement and performance through the much-underutilized skill of talent development.In this article, I will discuss five simple talent development hacks for managers to improve employee performance, improve retention rates, and reduce stress. The Association Of Talent Development defines talent development as: “Efforts that foster learning, employee engagement, talent management, and employee development to drive organisational performance, productivity, and results. To some, talent development is an important tool for unleashing human potential. To others, it is a set of practical capabilities for driving organisational results by creating the processes, systems, and frameworks that advance training and development strategies, succession planning, and learning opportunities.” This article focuses on what managers can do to unleash human potential. Most managers are unaware of the power they have to unleash human potential within their employees. It is such an untapped leadership skill. This is in part because talent development traditionally sits within the human resources systems and frameworks.

I’ve had many years of treatment for my mental illness diagnoses. I’ve had individual therapy, group counseling, PHP, IOP and residential treatment. I have spent time on psychiatric units of hospitals and been on a 51/50 hold. After all this treatment, after all that I have done, people can’t believe my struggle or understand where its coming from. The exterior masks the true struggle I feel. I hold multiple graduate degrees, I am a graduate from a top 10 university, I have numerous awards and accolades, I am employed and navigating and managing life. This contradicts with what I feel on the inside as this is all a mask. I put on a shield and elect to show the world a side of me they want to see: successful, put together, accomplished and ambitious.

This article was published in May 2015 and has been updated.

leadership that team members want to work for.Here are some tips on how to inspire your team to do well and achieve better results.Learning how to inspire your team to achieve better results starts with knowing their “why?” Certainly, every leader on this planet is familiar with Simon Sinek’s book, “Start With Why?” so you, too, understand the value of getting clear on what motivates your team.Begin your plan with exploration meetings. Gather the group together and using open-ended questions, brainstorming sessions, or team-building activities, drive an outcome list of motivational and engagement strategies.

appointment with a psychiatrist – and then hoped to god that I did not forget to go.Dr. So and So introduced himself and asked what I was like as a kid. My words meandered all over the place, though I hit what I thought was the important stuff.

FREE WEBINAR REPLAY WITH RYAN WEXELBLATTListen to “The Social Lives of Boys with ADHD”Q: “What kinds of summer camps work best for boys with ADHD?”A: “I do not like seeing kids with ADHD go to one-week camps. If you have social learning challenges — difficulty making friends and connecting with other kids — it takes you a week just to get used to the camp program and routine, and then you are done.

ADHD do. There’s a strong connection, kinship, and mutual respect, so it’s not surprising that my moods follow the seasons. In the summer, I’m full of fire energy — with less patience for my kids, who are home from school.

Dear Todd AKA Shindigz Customer of the Day,CONGRATULATIONS! You are now our new most favorite customer! If we were with you right now, we would definitely give you a high-five. As of this moment, your order is currently cruising along the virtual highway and stopping at the best party supply company in the world!You will receive another awesome and highly entertaining email from us as soon as your items ship…Talk about a hook!Relationship milestones are events or interests in your customers’ lives.

Vaping is a common act today; it has become widespread among many young adults and even teenagers. There sure are enough reports online to confirm it.

Many people actively avoid exercising or working out because it’s uncomfortable or because they don’t like it – but they’re missing out on immense benefits. People who exercise regularly are less stressed, less susceptible to various conditions and illnesses, and much more likely to live a longer and happier life.

The US has plenty of amazing cities, and Nashville is one of them. It feels like a little town with the conveniences of a big city. Plenty of tourists visit Tennessee to find out what the city has to offer. If you are a movie buff, Nashville has excellent drive-in movie theaters for you to explore. 

“Remember, being happy doesn’t mean you have it all. It simply means you’re thankful for all you have.” ~Unknown

Teaching independence can be hard. But it can also be hilarious! And when independence and donuts cross paths, it can bring unexpected laughter!

I sat with her, across from her in my therapy room, the coffee table between us, the box of tissues in reach.

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines the r-word as:

For the chronic illness patient, seeing doctors is like dating. With each new doctor we see, we wonder if they could be “the one” – the one who makes us feel seen and understood, the one who knows our mysteries and has the key to unlock the door that stands between us and a “normal” life. We dare to hope that they are the knight in shining armor who appears suddenly, sweeps us off our feet and rides away with us into the sunset of good health.

I started my eating disorder recovery when I was 16 years old. I spent the next nine years navigating the ups and downs that come with that. In treatment I was introduced to the concept of intuitive eating and was discouraged from avoiding eating things “unless I was allergic to them.”

My article for the Telegraph:The news that Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organisation, is to attend the Winter Olympics in Beijing is baffling on a number of levels. Has he not got a day job to do? There is a pandemic on.“Sources close to” him say it would be a “political statement to turn down the invitation”, which indicates ludicrous delusions of grandeur: he is a bureaucrat, not a head of state, let alone a “dignitary”.But if Adhanom Ghebreyesus does want to play the politician, with most Western governments boycotting the games, his attendance shows an alarming complacency about the persecution of the Uyghurs, the crushing of freedom in Hong Kong and the lack of transparency in finding the source of Covid-19.It is worth listing the ways in which the Chinese authorities have failed to help the WHO do its job over the past two years.

Dear Newly Diagnosed Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) Warrior,

March 13, 2020. It was Popcorn Friday at my kids’ elementary school. I stood in front of a well-used popcorn machine that morning with two other moms and filled countless small wax paper bags for the hundreds of students at our school. Eventually, we ran out of kernels, so I quickly drove to a local store for more. On my way to check out, I snagged a lone six-pack of toilet paper sitting on an end cap. I had heard about a toilet paper shortage and hadn’t had time to make my usual Costco run. I also knew that our upcoming Spring Break would be part of a “two weeks to flatten the curve” effort for something that was being called COVID-19, and I definitely did not want to run out while we hunkered down. I felt dutifully prepared and confident when I brought that six-pack of toilet paper home.

download our three Positive Psychology Exercises for free. These science-based exercises explore fundamental aspects of positive psychology, including strengths, values, and self-compassion, and will give you the tools to enhance the wellbeing of your clients, students, or employees.Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development remains among the most complete and influential theories describing how the human mind shapes and develops through the process of learning.At the University of Geneva in the 1960s, Piaget employed elegant experimental techniques and keen observational insight to analyze the moving pieces of cognitive development in children (Scott & Cogburn, 2021).A biologist by training, Piaget took a pragmatic and mechanistic approach to understanding how the advanced architecture of human cognition develops, looking past the intuitive conception of the mind as something apparently complex and unapproachable to see simple and ordered principles of organization lying underneath (Scott & Cogburn, 2021).At the core of Piaget’s theory are stages of development (Malik & Marwaha, 2021; Scott & Cogburn, 2021), a series of overall states of increasing cognitive sophistication defined principally by how the developing human ‘knows’ (i.e., understands) the world.Learning is both the cognitive activity that occurs during these stages and the process of moving between stages.

One day on a trip down the rabbit hole that is the internet, I came across a discussion board where parents were weighing in on a question:  If you could, would you choose for your child with Down syndrome to be typical instead? 

As the crush of infections from the Omicron variant pushes the U.S. closer to population immunity, many health officials and politicians have begun using the term “endemic” as a synonym for some semblance of normalcy. But as media outlets churn out article after article about “learning to live with COVID-19,” one segment of the country that has felt ignored from the start of the pandemic has once again been left out of the conversation.

fear of failure, procrastination, repeat — is true for so many people, especially those with ADHD. The perfectionist part of you wants to avoid experiencing shame, blame, and embarrassment. You’ll do everything you can – even procrastinate – to make sure you don’t experience those feelings, even if it only makes things worse down the line.But here’s the thing (and I’ll say it no matter how corny it sounds): When you make choices that hold you back in any way, what you’re really doing is depriving the world of the uniqueness that is you.

With our ongoing “What Helps Me” series, The Mighty is leaning into what sets us apart from other health sites: We aim to provide real health advice from real people who live it.

My son can be described using a lot of words such as adorable, awesome, autistic, and amusing, but athletic is not one of them. He is the type of kid who can trip while sitting, bump into things a room away, and run into a tree while focusing on a bird. For these reasons, I’ve felt so lucky to live in a town that has baseball, soccer, and basketball leagues for kids with disabilities. These leagues help the kids learn the basic skills of the sport while creating friendships and camaraderie. These leagues are my comfort zone; my kid is out on the field with kids of similar abilities, I am in the stands with parents who share the trials and triumphs of parenting a child with a disability. During these practices, I can sit back and chat, or chase my other kids with full confidence that the coaches and volunteers know how to best help my kid and that there is no judgment from teammates or other parents.