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Ways to Begin to Date While you have anxiety
By Emma Joyce While dating can be an exciting and gratifying experience, it can often seem like an impossible challenge to anxious individuals. Anxiety can make it difficult to make relationships and make it difficult to enjoy the dating process. It’s important to keep in mind, though, that having anxiety does not preclude you from…
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Communication Essentials in Hospice Care
By Aaron Smith The end of life brings up some sensitive issues that need to be discussed, making effective communication all the more critical in hospice care. Hospice care is the specialized medical care offered to persons living with advanced and life-limiting illnesses approaching the end of life. The care focuses on providing comfort and…
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How Smoking Affects Your Self-Esteem and What To Do About It
By Peach Corrigan It’s well-known that smoking exacerbates the risks when it comes to chronic conditions, including cancer and heart disease. This is one of the reasons why our post ‘To Improve Your Personal Life Stop Doing These’ points out that quitting smoking is strongly recommended. Smoking is likewise associated with the development of depressive disorders. More…
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FIVE toxic phrases you should avoid saying to your kids at mealtimes
By Fiona Yassin Eating disorders are rarely about the food itself. More often than not, the root cause is an untreated or unresolved trauma. However, there are some phrases that parents and carers tend to use by way of habit that can be more damaging than anyone intends. They can lead young people to develop…
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How to Talk to Someone With Suicidal Thoughts
By Philip Adkins Suicide is that horrendous issue that we all know happens in the world, somewhere and to someone, but perhaps, fortunately for most of us, it’s a tragedy that doesn’t affect us directly. This year the international theme for Suicide Prevention Day is ‘Creating Hope Through Action’. Click To Tweet This year the…
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What To Say OR Not Say To One Struggling With Addiction
By Tammy Cate Watching someone you love struggling with addiction can be heartbreaking. It’s only human nature to want to offer advice. Unfortunately, even the most well-intended words can do more harm than good for someone dealing with a substance abuse problem. To make matters even more precarious, people with an addiction can be dealing…