Posted December 30, 2018 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
“You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” ~ Mary Pickford
I am one of those people who is maudlin about New Years. I love the way all endings are really new beginnings. Just […]
Posted December 23, 2018 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
Although he is autistic and normally not very verbal, Sef Scott gave a six-minute graduation speech with a valuable message for all of us: Do the unexpected!
Standing in line a restaurant? When your name is called, let the people behind you go first, he says. “That simple gesture could brighten what […]
Posted December 16, 2018 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips “If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.” ~ Andrew Carnegie
Not everyone will write a novel, earn a doctorate, or loose one hundred pounds. But we can all benefit by developing the habit of breaking our aggressive goals […]
Posted December 9, 2018 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
The cost for pharmaceuticals, with the known adverse side-effects, is coming under scrutiny. Fortunately, placebo power is being recognized as having value as a medical application. Knowingly taking a placebo does not diminish the benefit. That is truly amazing….
In a 2016 study published in the journal Pain, researchers including Kaptchuk randomly […]
Posted December 2, 2018 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
“These difficulties that we go through, we think they are in the way. They become obstacles. But really, we have to let in a very real possibility that they are the way, they’re not in the way, and what the actual practice helps us do is turn toward what we’ve been avoiding.” […]
Posted November 25, 2018 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
The brokenhearted are the bravest among us because they had the courage to love. ~ Brené Brown
These words were spoken in a brave talk Brené Brown gave about Daring Classrooms. Make no mistake, some people are teachers in classrooms, but we are all teachers in life’s classroom.
She asks, “How many […]
Posted November 18, 2018 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
Hypnosis shows up in the news more and more often these days. It has been shown effective for everything from childbirth and dental procedures, to smoking cessation and weight management. I am often asked if hypnosis can help you lose weight.
I clarify that using hypnosis for weight management is very […]
Posted November 11, 2018 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
Work can be a double-edged sword. It can stimulate creativity, generate feelings of well-being, and enhance social connections. But, like everything in life, there is an upper threshold that can turn a benefit into a liability. The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research at the University of Melbourne invited 3,500 […]
Posted November 4, 2018 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
Back discomfort is pretty much a way of life for Americans as they age. It does not have to be that way, says Jenn Sherer. “It’s not sitting that’s causing the pain, it’s how you’re sitting.”
Take a look at people who are sitting down – not face-on but rather from the […]
Posted October 28, 2018 in Debras Wellness Tips By Debra Basham Debra’s Wellness Tips
A search for the phrase “importance of patience” generated 59,600,000 hits. Additional subtitles include patience in: business, relationships, teaching, parenting. This quotation from a “Wisdom Times” blog post titled Importance of Patience in Life probably sums it up:
Anger and stress are two things that are enough to ruin a person’s health. […]
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