The perfect morning routine sets up a successful day. Choose from 11 habits to craft a plan that works to improve your mindset, health, and energy.| www.maximumgratitudeminimalstuff.com
By Rahim Thawer, MSW, RSW, author of The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Queer Trans Guys When queer guys enter therapy, they often do so carrying familiar diagnoses—depression, anxiety,... READ MORE The post Beyond the DSM: How Social Determinants Shape Queer Guys’ Mental Health appeared first on New Harbinger Publications, Inc.| New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Here are the clutter sources that many home organizers say are the biggest culprits. With these simple fixes, we can stop the mess before it starts.| www.maximumgratitudeminimalstuff.com
by Maggie Mayo, CCLS, and Carissa Menard, CCLS As we move forward and continue to embrace these difficult times thought the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping our minds occupied and our emotional well-being attended to can be challenging for all of us, including kiddos. As child life specialists, our job is to make the hospital experience less…| Rady Children's Health
I hope you found my last post, "Ease Into Minimalism with this 7-Item Checklist," a helpful and inspirational roadmap for a better, simpler life. That's what I intended it to be. But this blog is called Maximum Gratitude Minimal Stuff for a reason. If you want a richer life, and if you want to be able to make the most of minimalism, you need one more ingredient. | Maximum Gratitude, Minimal Stuff
COMING IN SEPTEMBER! My new book, The Wealthy Minimalist.* The e-book edition is available for pre-order now, at a discounted price.| Maximum Gratitude, Minimal Stuff
Guest Blog post by Sarah Van Meter, LCSW Originally posted August, 2021 It is that time of year again – back to school. The smell of crayons and colored pencils fills the air. Brightly colored backpacks and lunch boxes line the aisles of stores. And you can’t watch TV without seeing back to school commercials. […] The post Back to School Anxiety appeared first on Life Care Wellness.| Life Care Wellness
A Sijo I toss out whoppers like sparks absurdities launched mid-meltdown— she once searched my face for answers unsure where truth might end or start; now she connects the dots: one twitch of my ey…| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
I love yoga. I know it isn’t for everyone and that’s fine. I’m not proselytizing for it. To each their own. But for me, it is helpful. I don’t always have the experience I had this last session whe…| Stories I Tell Myself
Congratulations to Valerie Salcido, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “Investigating sources of resilience: Ethnic-racial socialization and adolescent coping responses in the context of ethnic-racial discrimination.” on May 6th, 2025. The members of her committee were Michaeline Jensen (chair), Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn, Janet Boseovski, and Gabriela Livas-Stein.| Department of Psychology
This photo came up as a memory on Facebook a couple of days ago. It was bittersweet to see it. I remember that day clearly. It was only a year ago. Gary and I were in Florida for our annual pilgrim…| Stories I Tell Myself
Now that I have been tracking my reading for a few years, it’s interesting to look at the trends. I read sixty books in 2024, only a bit more than 2023 and 2022. That surprised me because I t…| Occupy M.E.
Columnist Dagmar Munn ponders the various things that people with ALS wait for, and shares a study with findings on what cultivates hope.| ALS News Today
Because depression often occurs with Huntington's, columnist Carlos Briceño shares his wife's story to remind others that they're not alone.| Huntington's Disease News
It’s been a year since my breast cancer diagnosis. While I feel like I have finally recovered from treatment, that doesn’t mean my cancer experience is over. I am on medication to preve…| Occupy M.E.
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer last October, I had grand plans: I would blog through my surgery and whatever treatment followed. I was hungry for examples of other people with ME who had b…| Occupy M.E.
Listen, I know that everyone posted their favorite books of 2023 already. I wanted to as well, but my recovery from breast cancer surgery took longer than I anticipated, and now I’m getting radiation treatment. However, I still really want … Continue reading →| Occupy M.E.
I told my husband last week, “It’s just as hard to tell people you have cancer as it is to find out you have cancer in the first place.” So, let me take a deep breath and say: I h…| Occupy M.E.
I wasn’t very old at all when I first noticed I was different. I didn’t have a word for it until I was 24, but my differences have rarely been a secret – to me or anyone else. And sometimes, sadly, other people make those differences an issue. They shouldn’t be any problem at all, but not everyone appreciates difference. This is another article I’ve put off writing because it’s such a difficult subject, but it’s clearly in high […] The post A brief guide to coping with bein...| Autistic Not Weird
Mother's Day can be an extremely difficult holiday, especially if you no longer have a healthy relationship with your mother.| Dr. Natalie Jones, PsyD, LPCC