I am back now from Georgia working in the tornado disaster response.  The Red Cross is asking again for mental health staff to respond to disasters in Missouri and flooding in Montana and states downstream… I hope that other mental health practitioners will consider volunteering some time to help, the work you do will make…

Hi everyone, Just wanted to post a quick blog to let any website visitors know that I will be leaving 5/8/2011 for disaster mental health response work with the Red Cross to Georgia (or somewhere near?) I will be away until 5/19/2011. I will attempt to check email and/or voice mail while away. Thanks for…

March 1 is the 50th Birthday of the Peace Corps program. This program was first introduced by President Kennedy and continues to encourage peace and understanding in many countries throughout the world. Peace Corps Birthday Congratulations to all current PCVs and those who served in the past!!

Take a look at my new and updated website!

For basic information on using aromatherapy for emotional well-being, check out a recent article I wrote: www.associatedcontent.com/article/6228542/aromatherapy_for_your_emotional_health. html?cat=5

HAPPY NEW YEAR to ALL! I just read that tomorrow, January 3rd, is “Festival of Sleep Day”. Even though it is late afternoon January 2, and the sun is back in beautiful Colorado after an end of year snowstorm, it would be easy to ride on the energy of the day and not pay attention…

Wow, today as I was hurrying around as usual, an article in a magazine (that was laying around unread) caught my eye. The title was something about the “Depressing Decade”. It pointed out that shortly after the new millenium came 9/11 and all kinds of changes like war, a focus on terrorism, political division in…

Today is a day that I get to join in one of my very favorite things! Every year there is a community sing version of Handel’s messiah that is performed with orchestra at the church I attend. It is so amazing to sing such an incredibly joyful piece of music. Just think of all the…

Stress(less) for the Holidays! S unlight Take a five minute outdoor break. Sunlight can help fight the low light wintertime “blues”. T ake time Take fifteen minutes a day just for you and guard that time carefully R est Maintain routine hours of sleep. E xpectations Make a list of all your “shoulds” and your…