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Simple Tips for Weight Loss in 2014

Who doesn’t want to lose weight in 2014?  I am sure that most of us have that as our top resolution for the new year, whether it be 5 pounds or 50 pounds or more.  Of course we all want to lose fat, especially around our middle, but maintain muscle.  These are the tricks that have worked for me in the past.  I, like everyone else I know, tend to eat and drink many things I normally would not over the holiday season, and so when January hits find I need to lose a few pounds. Read more

LOVE: A Four Letter Word or a Whole New Meaning to Life?

I remember when I was a teenager I used to sit around with my high school sweetheart asking myself this question day after day. At that age, you don’t realize that the world can even be such a cruel place. Everything seems so perfect and dandy when you think that you have it all. Read more

Working Myself out of Body Shame

Body shame. It’s something that I have struggled with for many years with as a child, teenager, and adult. It’s something that occurred even before I developed an eating disorder and it’s something that I still battle. Read more

Internet Dating: Staying Safe

Internet dating is now the most popular way among singles of all ages of searching for Mr. or Mrs, Right. Unfortunately, not everyone out there is genuine in their intentions and there have been an alarming number of incidents recently where women have been the victims of sexual assault and even rape by men they have met through online dating sites. Read more

Why Improving Your Self Image Is Important

Self image affects almost everything we do in life. Our own view of ourselves may be inaccurate. The way others view us, or the way they perceive us affects our thinking. This results in a distorted view of who we are inside. Read more

Take Out Versus Home Cooked: Finding Family Balance

My husband was raised on fast food, not home cooked meals and family dinners, but fast food. I on the other hand was raised eating at home and we rarely ate out. So of course this causes a major battle in my home, simply because he has grown accustomed to eating out, while I would rather eat at home. I have decided to do an article on eating out versus eating in for those who find themselves in the same position. Read more

St John’s Wort: Safe Natural Remedy for Depression?

For sufferers of depression the natural, herbal remedy, St John’s Wort was welcomed with open arms. The remedy is derived from a common, yellow-flowering hedgerow plant and is proven to be effective for mild to moderate depression. It is viewed by millions of advocates as a kind of Prozac but without the stigma or risk of a proper drug. Read more

Relationships: How Do We Know?

Sometimes I wonder how people know whether or not they have a healthy and functional relationship. What does one do and how does one define it? How do you know when it’s right? How do you know you are doing the right things? Read more

Therapeutic Advantages of Journaling

Coping with anxiety, depression, bereavement, post-traumatic stress, and other difficult situations or mental health disorders are difficult to say the least. They can shake you right down to the core of your being and leave you feeling like an empty shell. Read more

5 Tips to Becoming an Organized Person

In our busy day to day lives, we could say that the hours in a day are not enough to attend to everything we need to do. The harsh reality is that a lot of times, this is true. Thus, we start lagging behind on work, errands, chores, and other things. Read more