Blog for Better Living
Becoming a Caregiver of Elderly Parents
By: Other | June 10, 2014
Written by Francine Martinez, Ph.D. Earlier this week we met with the Director of Community Relations for The Glenner Memory Care Centers, Mr. Marshall Stanek. The meeting’s focus was on networking and identifying how we can support each other with our respective clientele; the meeting, however, had a secondary impact on me, namely thinking about […]
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Hope Loves Company
By: Rochelle Perper, Ph.D. | May 7, 2014
The phrase “Hope Loves Company” has been used by Dr. Ken Druck at the Jenna Druck Center. The meaning behind this phrase is that by coming together in times of loss, grieving individuals can gain strength and find hope from one another. For many, the experience of a loss by death is very isolating. Friends […]
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Celebrating Earth Day! Caring for the Earth, Healing the Mind
By: Other | April 24, 2014
Written by Fabiola Figueroa, Ph.D. “Do good unto the world and thus you do good unto yourself.” – F. Figueroa It was about five in the morning and the cold, crisp air was hitting our faces as we ventured out on a foot safari on the fields of Kruger National Park, South Africa. The rustling […]
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How to Make Career Changes Exciting
By: Other | April 17, 2014
Written by Francine Martinez, Ph.D. In addition to financial regrouping, the recession has also been a catalyst for individuals to rethink their career path. Downsizing, outsourcing, increased technological retooling are all phrases we’ve come to know as new directions for reducing budgets. At times we begin to question continuing down a career path that is […]
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Need a vacation from your vacation?
By: Other | April 11, 2014
Written by Missy Betts Many of us either just got back or are getting ready to leave work or school for a week-long Spring break. During long vacations, we can sometimes load ourselves up with activities to utilize and take advantage of all that free time. This can lead to coming back from your vacation […]
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Raising Emotionally Confident Children: 5 Do’s and Don’ts
By: Other | March 27, 2014
Written by Francine Martinez, Ph.D. One of the things that commonly happens when people become parents is this introspection about how they want to influence the life of their child. We can talk idealistically about the values we want to model and instill, yet we are all tested at one time or another, sometimes seeing […]
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Achieving Ideal Work/Life Balance
By: Rochelle Perper, Ph.D. | March 5, 2014
Last month, Rochelle was interviewed for the B2B Marketing Bopcast on how business professionals can manage stress and achieve a work/life balance. Below is a snippet of the interview and the full audio and transcript is available on Bop Design’s Bop Blog. “I think that the biggest obstacle for business professionals is really negative thinking. […]
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Learn To Love Your Stress
By: Other | February 26, 2014
Written by Missy Betts What can I say about stress that hasn’t been said already? Too much stress is bad… etc., etc., etc… We all know stress is bad and I can’t think of a single person who doesn’t want to avoid it. It’s not like we are intentionally going out looking for it, so […]
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Attachment. Is it really a good thing?
By: Other | February 19, 2014
Written by Fabiola Figueroa, Ph.D. We as a society grow attached to many things. We initially attach to our caregivers when we are very young. However, as we grow up, we start being conditioned to attach to not only people, but to materials, to memories, to celebrities, to ideas, to places, to opinions, to experiences, […]
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