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Being Your Own Healthcare Advocate

Being Your Own Healthcare Advocate

By karengray

The plain and simple truth is, you need to be an advocate for your own health. Your healthcare team works for You, and you are an important part of that team. You are the only one that possesses the intimate knowledge that we have of our own bodies. This is why it’s so vitally important that we lear...

05.13.19 10:09 PM - Comment(s)
The Importance of Loving Your Body

The Importance of Loving Your Body

By karengray

May 6th was "International No Diet Day" , and it began in 1992 with a woman who decided to fight back. British feminist Mary Evans Young battled anorexia, body image issues, and bullying for years.


Young invited her friends to wear “Ditch That Diet” stickers and fully embrace their bodies f...

05.07.19 08:42 AM - Comment(s)
Moving Into May

Moving Into May

By karengray

Spring is (mostly) here, and it is a great time to begin getting into new, more active habits for the warmer days to come. Being more active, no matter how we move our bodies, can improve our physical and mental health significantly. But sometimes it can seem hard to start a new routine and stick to...

04.30.19 05:00 AM - Comment(s)
What is Your Comfort Zone, and Why Should You Leave It?

What is Your Comfort Zone, and Why Should You Leave It?

By karengray

When we look at it simply, your comfort zone is a behavioral space, or a mental space, where your activities and behaviors fit inside a nice steady routine and pattern that minimizes stress and risk. It provides a state of mental security. When you stay inside your comfort zone you benefit in obviou...

04.15.19 08:50 AM - Comment(s)
Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Students

Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Students

By karengray

Teens and college students can easily feel anxious trying to juggle school, work, friends, and family while trying to figure out the rest of their life.


According to the ADAA and the APA

  • 20% of college students say they feel stressed “most of the time.”

  • 80% of college students say they sometimes or oft...

04.09.19 12:28 PM - Comment(s)