Containing Contagious Stress

Containing Contagious Stress

Everyone has had the experience of “catching” someone else’s stress – whether from a family member who got up on the wrong side of the bed, or a driver in the grocery store parking lot. Researchers are just beginning to study such secondhand...
Treatment Brings Therapy Outside

Treatment Brings Therapy Outside

When Abbie Hausermann, a licensed clinical social worker tells clients to take a hike, she means it. Hausermann makes her office in the great outdoors, sometimes a forest, a park or a nature trail in Massachusetts Her practice, which she opened in May, is named High...
Do Something and Have Fun!

Do Something and Have Fun!

Exercising may decrease headaches. It is certainly crucial for weight loss. To get the most of the benefits of exercise, you only need to think of exercising in small chunks of time, even 10 to 15 minutes. Most people are able to fit exercise more easily into their...
Harvard Study: Dogs Are Good For Us

Harvard Study: Dogs Are Good For Us

The Harvard publication, Get Healthy, Get a Dog, is the first publication to compile hundreds of research studies from around the world that document the physical and psychological benefits of dog ownership. These studies provide the most complete picture yet of the...
Trouble Sleeping? Get Yourself Some Nature!

Trouble Sleeping? Get Yourself Some Nature!

For those who have trouble sleeping, consider taking a walk in a park, or at least looking out a window. People who live close to green spaces and bodies of water are less likely to report having bad sleep, according to a sample of 245,000 Americans. The research, led...

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