Mental Health

Misophonia: How to Combat Parent- and Victim-Blaming

Misophonia: How to Combat Parent- and Victim-Blaming







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For those of you who know me, you know that I have misophonia and have an adult child with the disorder. When I look back at how much blame both my child and I incurred when nobody believed this was a d...
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Can Dogs and Cats Be Happy and Healthy Vegans?

Can Dogs and Cats Be Happy and Healthy Vegans?
What to feed companion dogs and cats is a hotly debated and controversial topic.1 Some people won't even consider the possibility of giving their own or any other dog a vegetarian or vegan diet because it's not "natural"—it goes against nature, they ...
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Facts Can Be Undermined by Ambiguities of Meaning

Facts Can Be Undermined by Ambiguities of Meaning





Watson and Sherlock

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Let’s talk about truth again.
“Blue is a color" is a proposition that may be true or false. But "x is a y" is a proposition in form only; it has no sense of truth or falsity until both x and y a...
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Interview with a Former Flying Monkey

Interview with a Former Flying Monkey





Some flying monkeys believe they are acting with good intentions.

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Named after the scary characters who followed the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz, "flying monkey" is a term coined by mental health professionals to de...
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“I’m Not Your Father”

"I'm Not Your Father"





A new path may really be an old one.

Source: Photo by Joy Dryer



“I’m not your father." Eddie jabs each word with his finger.
“What does that mean?” Eve raises an eyebrow.
“He was a charmer. Quite a womanizer. Just ‘cuz I’m good looking like he...
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Fighting Stress, Anxiety, and Depression—Naturally

Fighting Stress, Anxiety, and Depression—Naturally







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Sleep, exercise, diet, and meditation are the foundations of health and can help anyone, depressed or not, feel better. The aim of this post is to provide guidance to anyone suffering from fat...
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Letting Bad Feelings Feel Bad May Actually Help

Letting Bad Feelings Feel Bad May Actually Help
You know that old saying, “You can’t have your cake and eat it too"? It means that you cannot do two incompatible things at the same time. In the case of cake, you can’t both have a cake in your house and eat that cake at the same time. Either ...
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This Is How an Obese Child’s Brain Responds to Tasty Food

This Is How an Obese Child’s Brain Responds to Tasty Food
Many factors contribute to childhood obesity, including, genetic (and epigenetic) predisposition, a social trend towards higher caloric intake, and parental obesity. Epidemiological studies have consistently found that obese parents often ...
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4 Reasons to Cuddle Your Partner More Often

4 Reasons to Cuddle Your Partner More Often
When you come home after a long day of work and are physically, mentally, and even emotionally drained, being welcomed by the open arms of a loved one can be one of the most comforting things. In those moments, you probably feel loved, understood, and pr...
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The Healing Power of Community and Connection

The Healing Power of Community and Connection
For most of my life, I felt like I was different and that I didn’t belong. I felt defective, stupid, lonely, unwanted, and less than. As a child, and especially during my adolescent years, I was sometimes described as unusual, weird, cute, funny, mys...
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