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Mental Health: Turn Off TV News, Instead Read it

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Suzette Standring

Relentless negativity sends me into fetal-position sadness and defeat. How about you? Our “new normal” is abnormal. For positive mental health, turn off TV news. Instead, read the news. It gives you more control of what you’re taking in, according to Dr. Daniela Gitlin, author of Practice, Practice, Practice: This Psychiatrist’s Life. In her 30+ years of practice in…

Ask yourself: is this the way you want to live?

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Suzette Standring

What change do you yearn to make? Take a deep breath and share it with a trusted someone. Make it real through declaration. There is accountability when you hear, “So what’s happening with…?” Recently, “Jenny,” a friend in her 30’s, announced, “I need to look for a new job.” This is no small thing. Previously, she was on a tight,…

Simone Biles – Self-Protecting is Greater Than Gold

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Suzette Standring

An act of humility transforms Olympic sports when Simone Biles, the world’s most decorated female gymnast, bowed out of the uneven bars and vault events due to severe mental stress and concerns about personal safety. Certain that her condition would result in competitive loss, she made way for her team to step up and to later win Olympic silver. In…

Trees talk to each other and now I’m listening

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Suzette Standring

A 75-foot oak in my backyard impresses me with its intelligence. Trees protect and interact with each other more than I knew. Trees in my yard and the adjacent back field form a community that “talks” to each other. These trees may date back at least 100 years when a larger tract of 10 acres was purchased in 1920 by…

Father’s Day: I see you differently now

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Suzette Standring

I needed a poke in the back. I always thought my father’s lack of attention was benign. However, my dad never said, “I love you,” and rarely interacted with us. After work he’d head to his bedroom to eat and watch the Mike Douglas Show alone. But really, compared to addiction, womanizing or cruelty, my father’s inattention was no big…