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Way to go, Sue!

Sue Smalley’s article Reframing ADHD in the Genomic Era, is published in the latest issue of Psychiatric Times. For those of us interested in the investigation of non-pharmaceutical forms of support for children with ADD/ADHD, Sue voiced encouragement in this mainstream psychiatric journal.

22Jul2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Don’t tell my husband but I’ve developed an intimate relationship with a raisin. — Susan Kaiser Greenland

Mindful eating. Yikes! Every now and then I’ll savor a truffle, the piquant flavor of a sweet Vidalia onion, or the bouquet of a Tuscan Chianti. But all too often, I eat mindlessly. I talk to my family and friends while I’m eating. And then I do the dishes. I automatically go through the motions without question. And then I’m surprised when I climb on the scale and - WHAT? - I’ve gained five pounds without a clue that it was happening.

17Jul2008 | Susan | 1 comment | Continued
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Why change is just a breath away — Sue Smalley

Perhaps death can be seen as another ’sort’ of experience. Religions provide a shared belief that can help each of us find a comfort zone for this inevitable experience, yet for many the experience itself (its naturalness in every moment of life arising and falling throughout all of existence) can be enough.

14Jul2008 | Sue | 0 comments | Continued
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Heat for a little while on a high flame. — Amy Spies

Cooking is definitely one of those mother-daughter bonding things. Obviously, since from the get-go, mothers are nurturing their children–feeding them literally from the womb, making their lunches, stocking their refrigerators.

8Jul2008 | Amy | 0 comments | Continued
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What is your pace of life? — Sue Smalley

Children and adults with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) are often moving at a different pace than those around them, and that can be a source of difficulty. Recognizing your pace (and ranges of comfort and discomfort) can be an important part in discovering how to sync with the world around you.

26Jun2008 | Sue | 2 comments | Continued
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Not so fit - Lisa Dinsmore

What keeps me going back for more? I can’t stand “losing” to a machine. I realize this is a competition only in my mind, but since it’s keeping track of my fitness “progress” I’m compelled to make it change its’ tune and am scared every time I step on the board. I guess anything that gets the heart rate up is a good thing, right?

5Jun2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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When a work ethic conflicts with fun - Sue Smalley

Scientists are showing that play is important for health and well-being, having fun makes us live happier and healthier lives. So what stops us from having fun?

3Jun2008 | Sue | 3 comments | Continued
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Kids and Stress - No Day at the Beach - Susan Kaiser Greenland

Even though we have long accepted it as true for ourselves, it is difficult to accept that our kids will have to deal with problems too. To make matters much, much worse, some of them will be serious ones. Nothing will change that fact, even though we do everything humanly possible to protect them.

1Jun2008 | Susan | 0 comments | Continued
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NY Times Article on Mindfulness and Therapy

The NY Times published a well-balanced article by Benedict Carey in today’s newspaper entitled Lotus Therapy about the integration of mindfulness meditation into psychology. For those interested in the area it is worth a look.

27May2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Things that feel good. Janet Pierson

Maybe because for so long I lived in my head. For decades people hassled me, “You think too much!” So in this later phase, I’ve been embracing the modalities that get me out of my head. The mind/body connection is powerful and real. And once you come to understand and start to work with it, the changes are palpable.

21May2008 | Janet | 1 comment | Continued
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Handling a Moment of Peace - Diana Winston

A few years ago our center piloted a small study on mindfulness and ADD and found mindfulness to be remarkably helpful for those struggling with attention issues. So by phone, I recommended she start on a basic program to meditate daily, beginning with just five minutes a day.

12May2008 | Diana | 1 comment | Continued
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False Alarms - Amy Spies

False alarms—we’ve all had ‘em, but what do they really mean? Think about it. It can be the security system going off because of the wind. Or a smoke alarm set off by a stove-top bar-b-que. Or a financial scare—or a terrorist alert. Or any kind of scare that freaks […]

1May2008 | Amy | 1 comment | Continued
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Priority messages? How we choose to spend our time speaks volumes. Susan Kaiser Greenland

These traditions, practiced at Jewish tables around the world on Passover night, are what makes this night different from all other nights.

22Apr2008 | Susan | 2 comments | Continued
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To Vaccinate or Not Vaccinate? That’s Not the Question - Susan Kaiser Greenland

It is downright terrifying to acknowledge that we do not know everything there is to know about the interrelationship between toxins, environment, vaccines and autism. . .

7Apr2008 | Susan | 0 comments | Continued
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20 minutes is nothing to your right brain… Anna McDonnell

Once the lights were out, we gathered in the candlelight. The idea of staying in our separate spaces without our umbilical electronic connections was unthinkable. . .

5Apr2008 | Anna | 0 comments | Continued
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