During the global COVID-19 pandemic, women have carried much of the unpaid emotional and domestic burden of caring for their families and communities, often simultaneously...
12/08/2023
Are you a fibro newbie? Did you just receive a fibromyalgia diagnosis? I’ve been at this for more than 20 years so I’m an old hand at the healing game. Along the way, I’ve...
12/05/2023
Girl Scout Blog We're 2.5 million strong—more than 1.7 million girls and 750,000 adults who believe in the power of every G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ to...
12/04/2023
Aotearoa New Zealand’s community nurses and home and community care assistants have played a crucial yet largely invisible role in the country’s response to the global...
12/03/2023
Tuesday, at the podium in a small auditorium, I realized that my time was finally up. Even as an educator/administrator (non-clinical) physician, I was done. Preparing to give a...
11/29/2023
The use of visual art has long been understood to have positive effects on both physical and psychological health. Photography is a form of self-expression that can contribute...
11/29/2023
Asking people to stop using social media for just one week could lead to significant improvements in their wellbeing, depression and anxiety and could, in the future, be...
11/29/2023
How important are social interactions to individual’s happiness? A study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationshipssuggests that increasing social...
11/28/2023
If anyone’s ever criticized you for being an eternal optimist, you might have wondered whether you should perhaps be more of a realist. After all, optimism can lead people to...
11/27/2023
In a world that's getting hotter and experiencing stronger droughts and heatwaves, sunburn is becoming an increasing threat to the wellbeing of plants. Whether indoors or...
11/27/2023
Are you a Harry Potter fan? If so, you might recall the following storyline from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Harry’s friend, Ronald Weasley, is an enthusiastic...
11/27/2023
Today my clinic began with a young adult coming in for follow-up for depression and needing paperwork completed for mental health–related medical leave. This was followed by an...
11/26/2023