Aug

29

Friday 5 - 8/29/08

Posted by Sarah R

August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Instead of five challenges for the week, I’ve decided to let you in on some personal stuff about yours truly! Five things about me, you probably didn’t know!
1. For 24 years of my life, I had hair so straight you could use it to draw lines with. After my divorce, my hair changed. [...]

Aug

28

Methadonia

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August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Over the weekend I watched an intense HBO special/movie. Methadonia was a little about addiction a little about recovery and a lot about the stories behind addiction.
The piece was filmed over a year & a half, and followed the story of a group of eight people using “methadone maintenance” to [...]

Aug

27

The Power of Walking

Posted by Sarah R

August 27, 2008 | 1 Comment

Cover of Walking for Fitness

Pw = (mg / p) [3gL / 2]1/2{1 - [1 - p2v2 / 6gL]1/2}  *
Right after napping, my favorite exercise would have to be walking. It’s easy, it’s free, you don’t need any special equipment to do it, and almost everyone can walk.
Stand up, put on some tennis shoes (please, your [...]

Aug

26

How I know that I know what I’m talking about, ed II

Posted by Sarah R

August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Relationship Tip: Don’t change yourself for anyone but yourself.
Slowly, over almost a decade, I changed to make someone else happy. I changed my weight, I changed my exercise habits, I changed my religion, I changed my interests, I changed my taste in music, I changed my hair color, and I even tried to [...]

Aug

25

Women’s Health in the News

Posted by Sarah R

August 25, 2008 | 1 Comment

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For those of you who didn’t know, I have a heart for Africa and especially African women’s health. I keep my eyes out for African women’s health news and I was encouraged to see that cervical cancer is becoming a news headline in Ghana. Ghana News - Women’s Health: [...]

Aug

22

Friday 5 - 8/22/08

Posted by Sarah R

August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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So, how did last week go?
I didn’t manage to go for a walk since I was on crutches, but I did manage to get the rest of my goals taken care of. Did you join in? Did you write your hand-written note? I did, a thank you note to a friend. [...]

Aug

21

Panic & Anxiety

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August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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For a few weeks, on Thoughtful Thursdays, I’m going to address anxiety and panic, and the disorders that accompany them.  I don’t believe that the conditions are becoming more common, but I do believe the diagnoses are becoming more readily assigned to those seeking help. Both are being diagnosed more and more often [...]

Aug

20

Training while injured

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August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Last week I tore a tendon in my left foot. Since then I’ve been on & off crutches (mostly off because a) they make me sore and b) they make people stare at me), resting ice on the foot and keeping it as elevated as I can. The part of [...]

Aug

19

How I know that I know what I’m talking about

Posted by Sarah R

August 19, 2008 | 1 Comment

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Over a year ago, the collectors started calling. I ignored their phone calls until September when the voice mail had the words “legal proceedings” in it. Scared, I called. Crying, I explained that I was totally broke because my husband had left me (admittedly, the next time someone called, I [...]

Aug

18

Abortion, partner violence and overspending

Posted by Sarah R

August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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No evidence that single abortion causes significant mental conditions, APA task force report says - “An American Psychological Association task force review of more than 150 studies has found that although women who choose to terminate unplanned pregnancies might have feelings of grief and loss, the relative risk [...]

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