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Honoring the Elements: The Pagan Roots of Religion

“My family is Jewish,” he said to me.”My family is Protestant,” she added.More… Continue reading

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Community Supports Family Of Iowa Soldier Matt Strasser

As 35-year-old Matt Strasser prepares for his second deployment to Afghanistan, there is one thing he can be certain of — that his wife and two boys will be well taken care of.The Strasser family is fortunate enough to have the support of Matt’s long-… Continue reading

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Caring for Vets in College

The data released recently by the US government regarding the alarming rate of suicide among active members of our armed forces is cause for serious concern. For the past two years, the rate was nearly double that of age matched civilians and, in 2009… Continue reading

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The Art of Obsessing Compulsively

In working with clients as a family therapist, creativity coach and meaning coach I began to see the following recurring pattern: clients would quickly lose interest in activities, projects, relationships and careers that they had started with great en… Continue reading

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Disruption Creates Opportunity for Engagement

More people than ever are on Facebook. Five hundred million and counting. While social network usage continues to grow (43% from June 2009 to June 2010 based on August results coming out of Nielsen NetView). Over this same time period e-mail usage drop… Continue reading

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For Labor Day Weekend: Try a Moochcation

Whether you’re a moocher or a moochee, (or both) chances are that you’ve participated in the mooching experience even before this financial crisis. It’s normal to visit family or stay with friends.But with the desperation level climbing, the economic f… Continue reading

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Roz Chast: The New Yorker, Children’s Books and a Bird Named Marco

When Roz Chast agreed to do an interview, I was beyond delighted. My first act of business was to mosey over to The Shelf, the one that contains every New Yorker magazine that has been delivered to my doorstep in the past five years, probably longer, a… Continue reading

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Are You Living Your Life, Or Your Story? (VIDEO)

The story of Juaquin Hawkins’s life changed in a single day, when he suffered a stroke and could no longer play professional basketball for the NBA.Hawkins was able to physically heal from the stroke, but had not psychologically healed from the crisis…. Continue reading

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Understanding Muslim Fireworks on 9/11/10

The 9th anniversary of 9/11. Silent vigils, memorial services, and commemorative events will be held around the USA. Foreign press outlets will undoubtedly devote a few minutes to replay the horrific footage while remarking on the solemn observances … Continue reading

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Single Mother Rebuilds After Katrina, Finds Hope Through St. Bernard Project

About five years and a few days ago, New Orleans brought a few things to mind. Mardi Gras. Jazz music. Gumbo. And to Joycelyn Heintz, it was home. She was a single mother of two daughters, then 15 and 7. She had worked at a utility company for the past… Continue reading

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