On Color Psychology: Why Green? Winter is too grey, and we are all craving green to return here in the Northeast. Everything seems to brighten when that first sprout shoots up through the snow and mud. But why do people feel so much better once spring has sprung? Sure the weather is nice enough,...
From Poppies to Popping Pills
© Svitlana Belinska / Adobe Stock By Jack Matter If you think you or someone you know is struggling with opioid misuse or addiction, free and confidential help is available. Call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357.If you are experiencing a crisis, call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. In late spring...
Pain in the Brain
Managing all the things that go bump! In the brain. A Post by Claire McHarg For some, it starts with an aura, for others, vertigo, but anyone who suffers from any form of migraine knows once the tells start, they’re in for a rough ride. My parents both agree that when I was a...
Broke your leg? Go to therapy: A new approach to pain treatment
A Newletter by Stuart Heintz Pain is a sensation, an emotion, and can be entirely consuming. While nearly all of us experience pain, we have different relationships to it. Some folks live relatively pain-free lives, while others spend thousands of dollars a month for a few moments of relief. Some people even seem to...
Times They Are A-Changin’
Life is all about change. Day, night. Seasons. A life-span from birth to death. All living organisms are changing all the time. At the most basic level, we are a complex, coordinated series of chemical reactions. Our atoms and molecules form and transform. We seek new molecules in the form of food and water,...
