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Stress is part of being alive. It can propel you to the heights of success or it can dash you to despair and an early death. Everyone experiences stress. Learning how to deal with it can be the most rewarding experience of your life. Without stress, you’d be bored. Stress, when properly channeled, is what makes life exciting. The most successful people are those who have learned to direct their responses to daily stress. Whether you are raising children, running a corporation

Animals provide companionship, acceptance, emotional support and unconditional love. If you understand this connection between human and animal, then you understand that coping with loss and grief of a pet is no different than when a person you love dies. It’s natural for family and friends to express sorrow for your loss for a human, unfortunately, many people do not understand how important animals can be in people’s lives. Many people may not even understand why you are gr

Scotch Plains Mayor Al Smith, Christina Chororos, Pain Management and Wellness Coach and Maria Sikoutris DiIorio, Clinical Director at Hellenic Therapy Center talk about the implications of pain and how it affects other parts of your life, including the people around you.

September is suicide prevention awareness month and pain awareness month. Both are very much related. Patients with chronic pain are vulnerable to depression and may present with higher risk for suicide. According to the American Chronic Pain Association, patients with chronic pain are twice as likely to attempt suicide compared with those without chronic pain, an action generally caused by a myriad of associated psychological, physical, and social factors. Some statistics fr

When we reach our forties or fifties in age, it is usually the time that we have ailing parents who need assistance from us. The roles reverse. Suddenly we find ourselves being the parent to our parents. In some cases, one parent now moves in with us because they can no longer be left alone. We find ourselves giving them advice, paying their bills, following up on whether they are compliant with medications, joining them for their doctor visits, speaking with medical staff,

A mother/daughter relationship is one of the most important ties each will have in her lifetime. Many women have difficult relationships with their mothers and daughters, even when they want good relationships. A mother may wish her daughters happiness, yet --- from the point of view of her daughter, she acts quite opposite. A mother may describe her daughter’s choices as failures criticizing her clothes, her music and friends. Understanding the relationship is critical to yo