The Eye Disease You Might Have and Not Know It

Wondering how to keep a relationship healthy? With the right work, you can keep good, healthy intimate connections for the long haul.

The benefits of a good mattress cannot be stressed enough. It improves the quality of your sleep and prevents backaches and headaches from giving you a healthier life. But how do you determine a good mattress amid the numerous options in the market? Check out these qualities of a good mattress.

Every employee has felt the effects of workplace stress. Even a job you adore can be difficult. You may be under time pressure to meet a deadline or perform a challenging assignment. On the other hand, chronic workplace stress can be overwhelming and harmful to physical and mental health.

“Our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.” ~Brené Brown

anhwylderau bwyta am dros 10 mlynedd. Dilynodd cyffuriau, problemau alcohol a hunan niweidio. Roeddwn yn gaeth mewn cylch o boen heb allu teimlo na deall beth oedd yn digwydd.

What could be more romantic than spending a day of love with a special person? You can create unique moments together by making time for each other.

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

When you wonder how to get a quick divorce in Nebraska, we understand that the phrase “just don’t quarrel with your spouse” is unlikely to satisfy you. However, there are several fast divorce options in the state. So, let’s take a detailed look at each of the fastest ones.

Even though I’d had symptoms of mental illness most of my life, I was not diagnosed with schizophrenia (which later changed to schizoaffective disorder, then bipolar, then major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder) until I was 37. Schizophrenia is a lot to serve up on anyone’s plate, especially when they are wearing a blindfold and you don’t tell them the ingredients. I had no idea what the diagnosis meant, but it did leave a bad taste in my mouth, so to speak. I had to self-educate via internet. What followed was an encyclopedia of mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, and much more. Due to both the diagnosis and the medications, my attitude toward myself changed. Before, I had seen myself as whole, with some difficulties others didn’t seem to have. But I had an excellent job at a major medical center, a husband of 13 years, a new house I had designed, creative outlets, and my family of origin and friends. With a diagnosis in hand, I felt defective and “not good enough.”

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/emotional-manipulation#diminishinghttps://www.insider.com/signs-of-manipulation

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/invisible-bruises/202202/10-ways-childhood-trauma-manifests-in-adult-relationships?fbclid=IwAR3059dCfE5jsXjO3JsYJ3ef2ZWQG1Rc8Jux_3QQqAMZAbs-teVD5608fe8https://www.bridgestorecovery.com/blog/trauma-childhood-abuse-affects-interpersonal-relationships-begin-healing/https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/somatic-psychology/201902/why-you-might-have-intimacy-issues-after-trauma#:~:text=Trauma%20causes%20the%20body%20to,connection%20to%20anyone%20we%20love. 

When you ask the vast majority of people what is harder being a stay-at-home mom or working, most of them would believe that being a stay-at-home mother was easy. However, for those of us who know firsthand – it’s anything but.I’ve heard it all: stay-at-home moms are lazy, or they need to get a real job, or they should work and tend to their kids. The list goes on and on, and honestly, it’s pretty ignorant.A long time ago, I would have honestly even agreed with them.

I’m not sure when I first started to think that I may have autism. It was something I pieced together over time, little things jumping out at me as I recognized myself in others. I’m an early childhood educator, so I spent a lot of time learning about autism, Down syndrome, ADHD, etc. And over the years I’ve worked with many children on the spectrum in various positions such as support staff and teacher. I started seeing myself in the case studies for school projects, I could relate to the children in my care. There was a little voice inside my head telling me to look into this further, but there was a bigger voice in my head that told me that I was being overdramatic and it was silly for me to even consider the idea. I don’t match the stereotypes.

Areva Martin is an award-winning attorney, best-selling author, legal commentator, talk show host, and a critical voice for social justice. She has a son, Marty, who has autism. I interviewed Areva Martin for Black History Month because her advocacy for Marty reminded me of my own mom. When I was diagnosed at age 7 with autism, my mom quit her job as an art teacher and became a full-time Ron teacher. Like Areva Martin, my mom fought hard for the accommodations and resources I required to succeed in school and graduate from college.

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.

For as long as I could remember, words were always trapped inside my head. I was always the quiet one. The silent one everyone forgot about or overlooked. At home, I spent my time alone in my room with my cats. People often talked about me as if I was deaf and could not hear them simply because I did not speak. They asked others if I could speak instead of asking me.

Dear Mandie,

Author Joan Didion, who passed away in December of last year, wrote the following in her book, “A Year of Magical Thinking,” after the unexpected, sudden death of her husband, John Dunne:

Lizzo swearing it’s her secret for success, manifestation is certainly having its moment. And after a few years of feeling so out of control, it only makes sense that a practice that teaches that you are in the driver’s seat of your own life would be trending (even above #fetapasta and #dogsoftiktok, thank you very much).

A few weeks ago I launched my startup. It took exactly 12 months from the initial idea until the moment I saw my app in the App Store. And these were some of the most challenging, fun and exciting 12 months of my whole life.Before we dive deeper, a quick disclaimer.

My battle with an eating disorder began when I was 20 years old and in nursing school. Really, I had had disordered eating from a very young age, but it didn’t become a diagnosable problem until I was 20. When I was very young, around 7 years old, my mother put me on diets, introduced obsessive thinking towards weight, calories, exercise, and constantly shamed me for my eating habits and made me feel as though the body I had wasn’t good enough.

If you’re in your mid-20s, you may never want to think about the awkwardness of your “puberty” years ever again. But did you know that many adults experience a “second puberty” in their mid-20s? As you reach the middle of your 20s, your metabolism may slow down, which can lead to changes in your body shape and size that will ultimately usher you into your “adult” body. These changes can feel difficult and unexpected, especially if you live with an eating disorder or battle body dysmorphia.

I posted our photo today, just a picture of it from my phone. You can see wear and tear, a light from the flash, and you can see your smile. It’s been such a long time since I have heard you laugh, my mom said it was amazing and so full of life, but I don’t remember if you cackled, silently snickered, or belly shook.

The first time I met a client with Parkinson’s, I was very uneducated about the illness. Parkinson’s is a disorder of the central nervous system that affects movements and causes nerve cell damage in the brain.

I recently read this article from The Child Mind Institute addressing two common conditions that often get mistaken for each other: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and trauma. As someone who has been diagnosed with both, I found it quite validating to see how similar the two are, and reflected on how they both manifest differently and similarly in my life.

child psychologists now say it doesn’t work that way. This method of punishment usually results in a power struggle where you’ll both end up frustrated and angry. Even worse, you won’t reach the desired outcome and will still face the same struggles with your child’s behavior.

Pride and Prejudice to the will-they-or-won’t-they drama of Ross and Rachel teaches us that love is supposed to be extraordinary, make it impossible to sleep or eat, and always ends with a “happily ever after.” As much as rom-coms and the Twilight Saga would have us believe, romance is not actually always about flowers and love poems or grand gestures and public declarations when you find “the one.”In real life, the rom-com doesn’t end at the “I do” scene, but it keeps going: through paying bills and tax season, through toddlers and newborns preventing your sleep for days, and through terrifying health scares, boring daily chores, and deaths of the people you love.The one you choose to spend forever with is not just your personal romantic comedy—it’s the most important interview of your life. A happy life is about more than love letters and PDA, so you better make sure there’s more to your relationship too.

Along with jumping rope and playing on playgrounds, some of my earliest childhood memories were made in hospitals and hematology offices. Like many children living with sickle cell disease (SCD), I was diagnosed with the condition shortly after I was born. I recall meeting other kids who had SCD at doctors’ offices, but they always seemed so much sicker than I was. I experienced bouts of pain known as “crises” and received blood transfusions, but these occurrences were infrequent. I felt like a “normal child” until I was a teenager and began experiencing life-threatening complications. These hardships eventually inspired me to discover my mission in life when I founded The Sickle Cell Reproductive Health Education Directive (SC RED) in December 2020.

I had just said goodbye to my son at school two weeks ago and while walking back to the car an acquaintance yelled across the parking lot, “Congratulations, when are you due?”

Over the summer, I contacted the boys’ pediatrician to get her advice about sending them back to school this fall since our youngest was not old enough to be vaccinated. Her nurse responded that they recommend all kids to attend school in person this fall unless they are high risk. Since our boys fall into the high-risk category, she told me to contact their specialists.

Studies show that children become less motivated when they receive praise, but their confidence increases from motivation.Encouraging words work because it builds the child up and helps them understand how their actions influence the world around them. They begin to see how they can make a difference and that hard work and kindness pay off. If you use positive words, they’ll focus on their good qualities instead.When you use words of encouragement, it fills your child with love, kindness, positivity, and confidence.

Carine Hajjar Dannawi is one of the coaches that we found this month and we did a little interview with her. She impressed us with her love towards humanity. Her coaching is more than just a profession, she actually wants to help people attain fulfillment in their life. Her approach is always following the latest […]

CBD, or cannabidiol, is one of 104 chemical compounds known as cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant. It has been shown to have many health benefits for humans and pets alike. These include relief from pain, anxiety, depression, and nausea. CBD also helps with inflammation and chronic diseases like arthritis. The list of problems that can be helped by CBD continues to grow as more research is done on its potential uses. 

I’ve been a “tubie” (as the cool kids call it) for about five months now. It’s been an interesting adjustment, and just like any other chronic medical situation, it takes some getting used to. I’ve had to learn to find ways of distracting myself so I don’t crave food. While everyone else is on their third slice of pepperoni lovers pizza, I’m trying to breathe through my mouth so the delicious smell of pizza doesn’t make me cry (since I can’t eat it). While most are sitting down at the table to enjoy dinner or are spending time cooking a meal with their family, I’m filling up my pump bag and starting my afternoon/evening feed. I used to be able to eat a little of whatever my family was eating, but I was recently told to stop that as well because my system isn’t handling solid food very well anymore.

Financial abuse occurs in many relationships. It can persist in romantic relationships, friendships, and family relationships. The impact of financial abuse can be devastating, and therefore it’s important to be aware of the signs of financial abuse so you can protect yourself.