Tag: depression
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The Concept of Acceptance in Grief

About Grief Grief is a natural response to loss. That loss can come from the death of a person, a pet, a relationship, and even such things as a dream. Grief is the anguish experienced in response to that loss, and it can include physiological distress and separation anxiety. Grief happens with the awareness that…
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Aquatic Bliss: Swim Yourself Healthy, Happy and Holy

With its heat advisories and droughts, summer can sometimes wear us down. Throw in economic issues, fuel prices and life’s troubles and people often become more irritable as the days grow hotter. But those rising temperatures have a positive side as well: lakes and pools become so warm that swimming is possible well into the…
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Remember When

Lock-up marks stained the pavement, leaving a rubber trail that led to a pickup truck lodged between two large oak trees. The 19-year-old passenger died and the driver, another boy the same age, survived. The crash happened within a mile of my house one Friday night during the Spring of 2007. I learned about it…