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Washington Post (blog)A stunning map of depression rates around the worldWashington Post (blog)The Middle East and North Africa suffer the world's highest depression rates, according to a new study by researchers at Australia's University of Queensland — and it's costing people in the region years off their lives. The study, published this week …and more »
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We’ve all felt anxiety attacks of one level or another, that moment of terror when our heart races, blood drains from our faces and we wonder if we’re going to pass out. For more than ten percent of us these feelings aren’t momentary and don’t pass. Expensive drugs and psychological therapy are one answer, but there are natural anxiety…
Image by Avi Chomotovski from Pixabay Emotional trauma can leave deep scars that affect every aspect of our lives. Whether it stems from…
To joy in the dance, even when the dance has forever changed… Do you suffer with low frustration tolerance, meaning that things “get under your skin” easily and quickly? Then you may benefit from this thought from American historian and musician, Bernice Johnson Reagon (1942): “Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” So, if you find yourself frustrated to the point of breaking, remember that every life challenge presented to …