Do you find yourself anxious when you don’t have your phone? How about bingeing on a Netflix series or needing a podcast in your ear whenever you walk or go out? Have you noticed a mood change when you can’t get to your phone? Self-help gurus tell us this is because we need a “dopamine…

One of our former professors who is in his 70s is an active pickle ball player. Both he and his wife have built quite a community of people around the game. Their pickle ball group meets regularly, socializes and basically does life together. The couple is active and vibrant and are on to something very…

When someone says, “I am having  a nervous breakdown,” do you know what they mean? “Nervous breakdown” isn’t a medical term. Most often it refers to becoming physical or emotionally overwhelmed related to life stress. You “break down” under the pressure and are not functioning like your normal self. You may have heard someone refer…

Barbecues will fire up. Pools will open. Welcome to the three-day weekend of Memorial Day. In the middle of family fun and the official welcome of the summer tourist season, please remember that some families are not so happy. They are dealing with the loss of a loved one who served in the military. For…

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