There is nothing positive or productive to be gained by making excuses or repeating them. One day, during lunch break, a construction worker opened his lunchbox, pulled out two sandwiches, hoisted them aloft and cried out in anguish, “Not peanut-butter sandwiches again!” The next…
Depression is a condition that affects millions of Americans daily, including women who are pregnant or who have recently given birth. Due to the possibility of this mood disorder impacting not only the mother, but also the child, new recommendations issued by the U.S.…
Healthcare professionals need to know the symptoms but might never know the cause Jolene Philo’s first child, Allen, was born with a life-threatening birth defect that required 7 surgeries from birth to age 5. The first occurred when he was 12 hours old, landing…
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is an under diagnosed and often misdiagnosed mental health condition due to the similarity of symptoms it shares with other psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder to name a few. People who suffer from…