A Healthy Idyllwild

A Healthy Idyllwild: Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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A Healthy Idyllwild: Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: http://thoughtcatalog.com/abbey-fox/2013/07/the-four-ds-of-bystander-intervention-how-to-make-the-world-a-better-place/ https://www.facebook.com/MCAllianceAgainstGBV/ April is Sexual Assault Awareness month. SA is still a big problem for children, women, men, even elders. SA affects not only survivors’ long-term emotional health but their health in general. Survivors…

A Healthy Idyllwild: Managing emotions
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A Healthy Idyllwild: Managing emotions

Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: www.behavioraltech.com There’s a skill used in cognitive-behavioral therapy called Opposite Action. It is very effective for managing troubling emotions and problematic ways we deal with them. As the name implies, the skill involves reversing…

A Healthy Idyllwild: February is  heart healthy month
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A Healthy Idyllwild: February is heart healthy month

Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: http://pcna.net/docs/default-source/patients-documents/living_guidelines_for_women.pdf?sfvrsn= www.goredforwomen.org/about-heart-disease/symptoms_of_heart_disease_in_women/just-a-little-heart-attack/

A Healthy Idyllwild: Forgiving: Humanity at its best
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A Healthy Idyllwild: Forgiving: Humanity at its best

Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: www.apa.org/monitor/2017/01/ce-corner.aspx Forgiveness and Health, Toussaint, Worthington and David R. Williams, PhD, editors www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20194301 https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/forgiveness/definition https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/nine_steps_to_forgiveness https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/truth_and_reconciliation/ Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct. Michael E. McCullough https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_ancient_heart_of_forgiveness “Psychologists generally define forgiveness as a…

A Healthy Idyllwild: Gratitude Heals
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A Healthy Idyllwild: Gratitude Heals

Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: www.forbes.com/sites/amymorin/2014/11/23/7-scientifically-proven-benefits-of-gratitude-that-will-motivate-you-to-give-thanks-year-round/#587fdf22183c https://neuropathyalliancetx.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/The-Healing-Benefits-of-Gratitude-nh.compressed.pdf www.verywellmind.com/how-can-i-clear-my-mind-3144602 www.verywellmind.com/rumination-why-do-people-obsess-over-things-3144571 It seems to me that lately, we’ve been hit a bit hard on the Hill. Individuals, families and our community together are coping with losses public and private, some associated…

A Healthy Idyllwild: The subject of grieving
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A Healthy Idyllwild: The subject of grieving

By Callie Wight Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider.  Some info below taken from:  https://upliftconnect.com/what-nobody-ever-says-about-grieving/ Back in August, I wrote an extended article on grief and trauma, but our little colony on the Hill keeps getting struck with tragic loss. Sometimes tragic loss brings the…

A Healthy Idyllwild: Domestic violence awareness

A Healthy Idyllwild: Domestic violence awareness

Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: https://ncadv.org/take-action www.thehotline.org/ www.thehotline.org/privacy-policy/ www.theduluthmodel.org/wheels/ It’s October. The air is a bit cooler; the breezes are fresh. We are recovering from the fire and getting back to normal. Nevertheless, we keep a weather eye on…

A Healthy Idyllwild
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A Healthy Idyllwild

Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider.  Some info below taken from: www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/ptsd-overview/dsm5_criteria_ptsd.asp www.psychguides.com/guides/trauma-symptoms-causes-and-effects/ www.ptsd.va.gov/public/family/ptsd-children-adolescents.asp http://1800victims.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Are-You-a-Victim-of-Arson-Fire.pdf What to expect as we emotionally respond to the Cranston Fire: feeling blue, tearful, angry, hyper-irritable, scared, nervous, withdrawn, easily-distracted and disoriented; not sleeping well, sleeping more than usual; loss…

A Healthy Idyllwild
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A Healthy Idyllwild

Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider.  Some info below taken from: www.health.harvard.edu/ www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/8-principles-of-low-glycemic-eating Oh! The tribulations of maintaining weight loss. According to Harvard Medical School (www.health.harvard.edu/), “Eventually everyone’s weight loss slows down and levels off. This isn’t because your weight-loss plan isn’t working. Rather, it’s…

A Healthy Idyllwild: June is Men’s Health Month
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A Healthy Idyllwild: June is Men’s Health Month

Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider.  Some info below taken from:  www.blueprintformenshealth.com/ www.menshealthresourcecenter.com/ www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2018/superfoods-weight-memory-diabetes.html?cmp=EMC-DSO-NLC-WBLTR–HEALTH-MCTRL-060118-F1-2990477&ET_CID=2990477&ET_RID=15338517&mi_u=15338517&mi_ecmp=20180601_WEBLETTER_Member_Winner_339600_467904&encparam=9doFltQrFM5tl90%2fcZ3kqnWtMnsj3ToZ3lvWpi9lXPQ%3d June is Men’s Health Month, and in the U.S., men still do not live as long as women, on the average. Health and Human Services tells us, “Because of poor health…