Category Archives: Stress Management

Cancer. It’s not the type of thing you ask for — usually. Who’d want it? A life-changing, sometimes life-ending disease. Cancer’s so scary that there are people who won’t say the word aloud…but I was saying it regularly, begging God to let me be the one with cancer. My son, a strong, smart, energetic 22-year-old junior at the University of Missouri, woke up one morning with an aching chest. It turned out to be a malignant tumor, and the start of my most fervent prayers. “Please. I’ve had a great life. Let it be me — not him.” Continue reading →

Nobody is happy all the time and even the most positive among us have days when everything seems to go wrong: the alarm clock did not ring, you burn the toast, get stuck in traffic, get a parking ticket, shoes gets ruined by a downpour. But instead of feeling like a victim of bad luck, try one of these 7 tools to help you feel better. Continue reading →

Even if you wake up feeling great, there is no end to all the things that can bring you down during the course of the day: watching the news, getting stuck in a downpour, paper cuts, knocking over a cup of coffee on your white pants, parking tickets, surly people – the list goes on. Here are my favorite ways to feel better when it seems that the world is out to get you. Continue reading →

Everyone needs to liberate themselves from the endless demands of time. Listening to relaxing music, lying back and cloud gazing on a summer day, or sifting the sandy beach for special stones are a few of the many ways we can quiet our minds, in the most innocent of moments, to find wholeness, and harmony. As children we are ever captivated by the infinite nature all around us, interacting with it with a sense of boundless discovery. As we age our journey traverses more inward as we spend more time evaluating, planning, calculating, perceiving, worrying and circling within our minds. Continue reading →

Chiropractic treatments are being more widely recognized as main stream medical treatments. Chiropractic medicine is a holistic system of health care focused on treating the muscles, soft tissues and skeletal system. Many natural treatments are employed to help patients to restore their bodies back to full health. Massage therapy has been adopted to help improve the flexibility and increase the range of motion of muscles and joints. Massage chairs have proven to be an effective and labor cost savings in chiropractic offices. Continue reading →