Saying goodbye to someone you love is never easy. But for people who lose a friend or family member to overdose, the burden of grief is even heavier. Besides processing their own pain, they’re forced to cope with the judgements and misconceptions of others who...
In a culture where many of us aren’t comfortable talking about grief, it’s hard to know how to support someone who has lost a friend or family member. How much sympathy is too much? Will our well-meant words do more harm than good? What’s the best way to help?...
1920 was a year of firsts. It was the year when the League of Nations held its first Executive Council meeting, the year when the American Professional Football League (now the N.F.L.) was formed, the year when the U.S. Census first recorded a population over 100...
“Travel opens your heart, broadens your mind and fills your life with stories to tell.” – Paula Bendfeldt August stands for American Adventures Month – and just in time for the end of summer, too! The celebration of venturing across America was founded by explorer...
It could quite possibly be the only thing that everyone will agree on – we all want to eventually become “senior citizens” and live as long and healthily as possible. The 2010 United States Census Bureau tallied 403 million residents 65 and older while the count on...
The United States has been heavily influenced by European traditions and beliefs. One belief being that men are the rulers of the household and the leaders of society. Well, that is slowly changing. It is progressing within my tribe, which is the Chickasaw Nation....
Every person will pick up a bad habit or two throughout their walk of life. These bad habits can be grueling to overcome, but I believe that it is not impossible to put them behind us. Some habits can be so minor or unnoticeable that sometimes people do not even...
By this time your children (and you, if we’re honest) are longingly staring at the calendar wishing it to either speed up or slow down as summer comes to an end. Schools are starting back this month and circumstances may not be business as usual. School leaders’...
I grew up, unfortunately, not well-educated about the physical and mental health of women. I am curious to know what I should expect once I get close to my 40s. My mom is currently at the beginning of going through the pre-menopausal (or perimenopause) stage. I did...
Why do people have cats? I won’t say “own” them because cats can’t be owned. They don’t care to be trained except for using the litter box; but, in reality, that is probably the cat’s idea anyway, and we live with the illusion we have “trained” them. Cats won’t...
Many businesswomen wrestle with impostor syndrome. Typically associated with high achievers, impostor syndrome runs thick in the veins as it is an unconscious mindset picked up from society. The impostor syndrome feeling doesn't have anything to do with what you...
“Oh hon, I wish we could go tonight, but I’m just not up to it.” “I’m sorry, I’m afraid I’ll have to cancel. That pain has flared up again.” “Thanks for your understanding. I really hope to get past this soon.” These are snippets of conversations that I’ve had with...
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