Creativity: Running out of ideas…

I have been struggling with a topic for this week’s blog. The only thing that has come across my path that feels compelling is the hummingbird who showed up at our coral honeysuckle on Sunday. Unfortunately, integrating that ruby throat into my article does not seem like an easy task. Sometimes, I feel like I [...]

New Phone Systems: Frustrations of an impatient newbie

The last two weeks have been extremely challenging for me. As many of you know, I am not a techie; I am an end user. Without excellent in-house and outside product and computer support, I would not be a happy computer user most of the time. We have been using a hosted PBX-style telephone system (Onebox) for [...]

Stress: APA’s 2009 Survey

In early November 2009, the American Psychological Association released the results of their 2009 Stress in America Survey. The executive summary is an excellent way to review the results of the survey in 20 pages. The survey was conducted by Harris Interactive and included 1,568 adults aged 18 and older who reside in the United States. The [...]

Yoga: Physical and Mental Health

Those of you who read this blog regularly might remember that in July I decided to take a more active role in addressing the neck and back pain that is a regular part of my life. I started taking a yoga class. In August, I added a second one. I was all set last week to [...]

Mental health practice and the financial crisis

I have been thinking a great deal lately about the current financial crisis and how it is affecting our customers and their clients/patients/consumers. Every day, the top news stories are about some aspect of this recession. American Psychological Association (APA) reports in the Monitor on Psychology article Money is the top stressor for Americans that money and [...]