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3 Tips to Start Your Day In a Healthy Way

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Many of us use the momentum of the New Year to get healthy. But what does that actually look like for you? Is your desire to be in good health broken down into tangible goals or is your resolution simply to “get healthier in 2012"? In…
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Murderous Mothers: Why Moms Kill Their Kids

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Murderous mothers, mothers who kill their own children. Impossible? The unconditionally epic miracles of pregnancy and motherhood are so universally regarded with positivity, warmth, bonding and an unwavering sense of maternal protection—that…
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To Fix Your Body, First You Must Fix Your Soul

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It's funny how things are all connected, when you really sit down to look at them. Well, not funny in a comedic sense, but funny as in interesting. For years, I have had trouble controlling my impulses. Many people who knew me understood…
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Not Meant to be a Mom?

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“You’re getting pregnant this weekend,” my doctor announced. I sat up to look at him between my feet in the exam table stirrups. “Are you sure?” He showed me the results of the internal ultrasound: Those three little blobs were…
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5 Ways to Nurture Your Child's Positive Body Image and Self Esteem

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As a mother, you have the power to create a positive environment for your children, where everyone is respected, regardless of weight or body type. Whether you are raising daughters, sons or both, the first step in creating a positive body-image…
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Your Wellness Prescription Is In Your Hands

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I was twenty-five when I learned that my wellness was in my hands. As a third year teacher, I was fully immersed in my career. I taught. I coached. I directed the student activities program. In a bit of prescient wisdom, one student wrote…
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Tips to Stay Motivated and Inspired

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January is my favorite time of the year. Good intentions flood my spirit, I crank out glittery vision boards that drip with enthusiasm, and I’m ready to solve everyone’s problems. But then…halfway through the second week of January,…
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Are Deep, Meaningful Friendships a Thing of the Past?

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Sometimes I wonder if true, deep, and meaningful friendships are of a bygone era. A neighbor of mine called on New Year’s Eve to wish us well. When I asked her plans for the evening, she said she and her husband were having dinner and martinis…
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Is it Possible to Protect Kids from Scary Clowns and Racy Lyrics?

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Scary clowns and racy lyrics are everywhere, or so it seems. I wish I could protect my kids from both! Just when I thought all was safe, the clown appeared. It was a Saturday night. Everyone was having a grand time. The men were watching…