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Mental Health Break— “Happy,” Iranian Style
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Kristina Robb-Dover
This week’s mental health break comes from Iran, where 6 young Iranians were arrested last month for dancing to Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” in a Youtube video that went viral. The men and women appearing in the video said they wanted to show the world that despite their hardships Iranians still find joy. Apparently Tehran’s police…
The Dover Principle- and What I Learned When I Didn’t Apply It
By
Kristina Robb-Dover
I’ve coined “the Dover Principle” by way of our recent visit to my in-laws in Boston. The Dover Principle states this: a three-day limit to visits with extended family is good for everybody. Visits exceeding three days overstay the welcome and invite unnecessary drama. (Besides, don’t good things happen on Day 3? You know, “third…
A Case of Holiday Extremes
By
Kristina Robb-Dover
“Everything in moderation,” I like to remind myself, when reaching for the egg nog and the sugar cookies at this time of year. If truth be told, I can tend to take the same approach with religion. Extremes scare me. You may identify: most of us can agree that killing people in the name of…
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