Many people feel scared and don’t know what to do when someone talks about suicide. I want these stories to help those people. Ethan Call, a college student, was worried when he noticed that his friend—who normally attended church every Sunday didn’t show up to teach Sunday School that day.…
read moreEvery day may not be perfect but every day has a purpose. Have you ever asked yourself before doing anything as to why you are doing it? Pick any one of your leisure activities or family time or anything else that you’re doing and ask what is the goal of…
read moreThe Best Way to Make Your Mother Happy I ask most of my patients; “Tell me three things you are grateful for.” Recently a patient answered; “I am grateful that my mom is still with us.” The interpreter in the room and I realized what a blessing it is to…
read more“I wish I could achieve my dreams, but I cannot, because…”. Do you ever find yourself saying this? You feel that you can’t achieve your dreams due to the limitations you have. Most people do, at least sometimes, including me. I recently watched this funny Ted talk and felt so…
read moreDo you ever feel stressed even when good things are happening? Does it make you feel that you don’t have time for other things? I go thru that phase from time to time when too many good things are happening. Let me share a recent example and the tools that…
read moreDo you ever feel like giving up when things are getting too hard? Most people do at some time in their life. How do you get over those feelings when you feel like giving up? I had my own experience of feeling like giving up, just a few months before…
read moreMy friend Jasmine told me the other day, “I feel so stressed. I’m not sure if I am developing depression?” I shared with her a resource called the Depression Toolkit. The University of Michigan Comprehensive Depression Center developed it. It can help people who may have depression or other mood…
read moreDo you ever wonder if you could grow new brain cells to improve your memory, focus or thinking capacity? In the past, we used to believe that all brain cells are formed in childhood and there is no further growth. We only lose brain cells as we age or develop…
read moreThe beginning of the year is also a time when people have gone through increased demands of activities, socializing and sometimes vacations. Many times they feel drained and exhausted afterward. Why? Because too many of even good things can be stressful for the body and mind. We call it positive…
read moreHow do you feel when something doesn’t go as expected or anticipated? When the book was not released as expected, I felt the same way as when I missed my flight the other day. I was flying from Atlanta and the security and wait at the airport was so long…
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