14 May 2012
Article first published as Book Review: Comeback-Overcoming The Setbacks In Your Life by Rick McDaniel on Blogcritics. Comeback: Overcoming The Setbacks In Your Life is a quick read. Only 105 pages, it shares what Rick McDaniel, the author, believes is needed for making a comeback after a loss or painful life event. Published by WestBow [...]
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23 April 2012
Article first published as Book Review: Seven Ways To Die by William Diehl with Kenneth John Atchity on Blogcritics. William Diehl was a New York Times bestselling author. He passed away almost five years ago and his last book, Seven Ways To Die, begins with a touching note written by his widow, Virginia Gunn Diehl. [...]
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20 April 2012
Published first on Expatspost.com; “Happy Birthday Fenway Park: Boston Celebrates Fenway’s 100th Anniversary Fenway Park is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium in the United States, having opened on April 20, 1912. On that date, the Red Sox played against the New York Highlanders (later renamed the New York Yankees) and celebrated a 7-6 victory [...]
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08 April 2012
Article first published on Expatspost.com, The Resilient Child. Teaching PE last week, one of my kindergarteners (we’ll call him John) seemed unusually despondent and depressed. He didn’t want to participate in the soccer drills and when I tried to encourage him to join in, he responded with “I can’t do it. I don’t want to.” [...]
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07 April 2012
Article first published as Book Review: Freeing Yourself from Anxiety by Tamar E. Chansky, PhD on Blogcritics. According to the ADAA, anxiety disorders are the “most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older (18% of U.S. population).” But anxiety and depression are also the [...]
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03 April 2012
Article first published on Expatspost.com, Missing Jessica. All too frequently, the evening news will highlight a missing child, teen or young adult. Missing persons are so prevalent in this country, that ABC has recently launched a new series called Missing. It stars Ashley Judd who plays a kick-ass mom, searching for her missing son in [...]
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29 January 2012
“That which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” is a popular phrase that Friedrich Nietzsche, the German philosopher, started. Many Americans have adopted this idea that pain and suffering make you stronger and that any loss, (whether it’s a job loss, the ending of a meaningful relationship, or any event filed under the rainy-day-umbrella for [...]
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22 January 2012
Article first published as Interview: Kingston 530 Launch Debut Album at Boston’s Hard Rock Cafe 1/27/12 on Blogcritics. Later, the article been picked up by USA Today.com, Seattle PI and a various online MUSIC NEWS magazines. Here’s the article: If you’re not from New England, you may have no idea who Kingston 530 is, nor [...]
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22 January 2012
“An individual’s self-concept is the core of his personality. It affects every aspect of human behavior; the ability to learn, the capacity to grow and change. A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success in life.”~Joyce Brothers Are you the parent of a child that struggles with self-esteem? Do you ever wonder [...]
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16 January 2012
What’s Your Idea of the Perfect Mom? Watch the video above and hear what some people have to say. But is there such a thing as a perfect mother? Do you know any helicopter moms or stage moms? Their definitely ‘not-so-perfect’! When you think of a stage mother from hell, who comes to mind first? [...]
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