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Millennial Apathy? An Intriguing and Honest View of the World From a Struggling Millennial
30August

Millennial Apathy? An Intriguing and Honest View of the...

Artwork by Cristo, the author of the article below... Time and Task - A Unique View of the World at Large by Millennials... are they right? Today's millennials seem to be very aware of their own personal inconsistent thoughts,...

Parents Touched by Act of Kindness When Autistic Son Melts Down
29August

Parents Touched by Act of Kindness When Autistic Son...

Not Enough Understanding, Empathy, and Compassion? Parent's with autistic children understand the horror of their child's public meltdown. Many families with autistic children do not have "public time" out of fear of a public meltdown....

Why Are Most Opioid Abusers Missing Out on Addiction Fighting Drugs?
22July

Why Are Most Opioid Abusers Missing Out on Addiction...

Medicaid and Medicare are only part of the problem... Doctors are reluctant to prescribe addiction fighting drugs because they know little about them. Medicaid and Medicare are federal and state funded health insurance...

Mindfulness and Meditation Treatments Just a Fad? Hear What The Experts Have To Say
15June

Mindfulness and Meditation Treatments Just a Fad? Hear...

For the purpose of this article, we will refer to the term "mindfulness" as a mental state of being "aware" without being judgmental.  And, "meditation" is the disciplined practice of being still, realized, and aware of...

Study Finds that Empathy for Others' Pain is Rooted in Cognition Rather than Sensation
15June

Study Finds that Empathy for Others' Pain is Rooted...

Empathy for others in pain is a remarkable human trait and characteristic. Those folks who are sensitive toward others in pain are among the most liked and appreciated people on earth. Who doesn't love a thoughtful empathetic person,...

How To  Help Obese Children Caused by Sexual Abuse
13June

How To Help Obese Children Caused by Sexual Abuse

The secrecy of sexual abuse keeps child victims alone, quiet, and self-soothing, In the case of a girl with obesity, most likely food has become her comfort. The complications that come about from trauma associated with sexual abuse...

The Importance of Fathers in the Child's Development
13June

The Importance of Fathers in the Child's Development

Why Babies Need Dads Too! Here is a refreshing article about the role of Dad's in the child's development. Even though this should be common sense, it isn't. The role of the father has been obliterated in the last several decades, and...

What Responsibility Do Employers Have for Employees with Drug Problems?
09June

What Responsibility Do Employers Have for Employees with...

The legal responsibilities employers have toward employees with drug and alcohol abuse or addiction issues is a sticky-wicket, to say the least. When it comes to drug use and employees there are many deeper issues, concrete laws, and...

Choices: We are Not Destined to Repeat the Family Cycle of Addiction
09June

Choices: We are Not Destined to Repeat the Family Cycle...

I’ve always been told that alcoholism runs in families, and it is true in my family, on both sides even. I was told as a teen that I had the alcoholic genes. It made sense to me, although it did not prevent me from abusing alcohol...