The Waiting Room

Indelible Scar of Stress
“Every stress leaves an indelible scar, and the organism pays for its survival after a stressful situation by becoming a little older.” – Hans Selye, MD, PhD   There it is in a nutshell.  Stress is essential to our survival...
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Seeking O’Silent Night
Imagine your whole world coming to a standstill and the only sound you hear is the gentle inhale and exhale of your own breath.  How does that feel? Within the dashing excitement and twinkling lights of this holiday season try to...
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Are you a supermom?
Are you a supermom? Tis the season in the era of superheroes.  What do we expect from the greatest superhero of them all during the holidays?  Supermoms are cooking up extravagant architectural designs for the grandest gingerbread homes on the...
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A child’s odyssey of hardship defiance and hope
Does hardship in childhood keep your child from being successful? Divorce, chronic illness, trauma, abuse, addiction and neglect are common settings for childhood. 75% of children experience at least one of these ongoing stressors. So we worry as parents, “Is...
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