Take Care of Yourself

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Coastal environments have been shown to improve our health, body and mind. So should doctors start issuing nature-based prescriptions?

From relaxing baths to seaside swims, water can be a balm in difficult times. Catherine Kelly, the author of a new book on blue spaces, shares her tips

You feel like shit: An Interactive Self-Care Guide

Strategies for Adults Hurt as Children By Nancy J. Napier This book deals with solutions for resolving the difficulties we face when we grow up in homes that were chaotic, neglectful, addictive or …

Recommended by clinicians! In this first-of-its-kind guided journal for teens, licensed clinical social worker and author of The Anxiety Workbook for Teens, ...

There were many things I missed about home when I lived alone: the lively conversation with my family, someone to rotate cooking responsibilities with, and a structured time to unwind and be mindful…

Outdoor therapy can help people to become reflective and their body language while moving gives clues to their feelings

Hi there darlings! I hope you are all doing super good on this super lovely Friday… Before I show you around, Let's share some yummy cranberry-banana bread (that turned out looking just like a little vehicle lol) shall we! Tea anyone? Last night's rain brought spring to our little world during overnight hours and filled each bush and tree in my garden with tiny buds of leaves and glorious hope. I'm so excited… and in total awe at Nature My garden hums a tune of flower names, that tells me…

Patience is the art of hoping, according to the French apothegm. Created for a dear friend whose cabin burned down in a forest fire. A subscription was raised to fund the planting of thousands of white pine seedlings to replace the old growth trees-- to us, an act that is the very definition of both hope and patience. Signed edition of 500.

"Animals learn their most vital skill first. An hours-old foal can run, a newly-hatched snake can bite. Babies cry. Your most important survival skill is asking for help..."

Lost, cold, and alone, in the woods? Just a couple of helpful suggestions for having fun while you're engaged in the struggle for survival. All of our giclees are printed on archival, museum-quality, heavy 100% cotton paper with archival inks. We ship them to you corner mounted on foamcore in a clear celo sleeve that makes a nice presentation for gift giving.

Over the past year, when I couldn’t do the things that normally brought me joy — travel, go to concerts, chat over tea with my best friend — I tried to cope in all the expected ways. I read…

Use our blood pressure chart to learn what your blood pressure numbers mean. Systolic, diastolic? The American Heart Association helps you understand the various levels of blood pressure and how high blood pressure or hypertension is defined. Also learn about prehypertension, hypertension, hypertensive crisis, and what is a healthy blood pressure.

How small spends here and there really can add to your overall happiness

As pandemic life drags on, many of us are appreciating (and/or missing) the joy of having something to look forward to. An upcoming party gives structure to a weekend. A planned beach vacation makes…

Relaxation exercises are a kind and simple route to remembering that it is possible to change one’s own mood, even if just for a little while. As someone who has dealt with panic attacks and…

Maria Konnikova writes about resilience and the skills that researches say can be learned to acquire it.

Relaxation exercises are a kind and simple route to remembering that it is possible to change one’s own mood, even if just for a little while. As someone who has dealt with panic attacks and…

A new cultural history shows that until the 1950s, forward-thinking couples regarded sharing a bed as old-fashioned and unhealthy

When I first decided I wanted to change the way I took care of my health, the idea of simple and small was counterintuitive to the popular dialogue I found online: my Google search results were…