This month is National Native American Heritage Month. We feel moved to honor this month, so we have decided to explore and educate ourselves about a couple of culture-bound issues faced by some Native Americans: Ghost Sickness and Heartbreak Syndrome…not your ordinary Western diagnosis. Continue reading
Author Archives: Bubble Gum
Daily Dose of Inspiration
Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together. Continue reading
Is Porn Better Than Sex? If So, You’re Doing it Wrong (or you have an addiction).
Do you prefer pornography to intimacy with your romantic partner? Does your partner complain that you’re more interested in pornography than sex? If so, then you’re doing wrong or you have an addiction. Take this quiz to find out! Continue reading
Have You Already Lost Your Right to Vote? Call it Democracy!
Do you have a right to vote? Are you being disenfranchised by obstacles such as impossible voter wait times and biased voting stations? Continue reading
Express Yourself! How Writing Can Improve Your Health
Expressive writing has been proven to reduce stress and improve immune health. Give it a try! Continue reading
Blunt Honesty is the Best Approach (This is a Lie)
Blunt honesty just keeps us on the infinite hamster wheel of aloneness, where we berate others, argue and despite the appearance of connection with others we continue to feel alone and alone. Continue reading
Introduction to Meditation
Over the last 40 years meditation has been used as a secular mind-body therapeutic approach for a variety of psychological and health-related problems. Its positive therapeutic benefits have been described in many ways in the scientific health care literature, including improved coping with distressing emotions, reduction in anxiety, reduction in depression and improved coping with pain. Continue reading
Am I in your Face?
When we stop letting another person be themselves and we get in their face, things can quickly turn upside down and become topsy-turvy in a relationship. Continue reading
Patched Up. FM: Our New Podcast Interviews
Our new series will interview ordinary people who’ve used everyday tools to patch up their lives. Continue reading
Briefcase Over Baby: Scarcity of Men Influence Women’s Sexual Choices
Research finds that a larger ratio of women to men lead women to focus on their career and getting a college education (over settling down with a man and having a baby). We couldn’t have summarized this issue better, so read about it here. Continue reading