Like many working Americans, I’ve always had a full plate. When I was 30, I quit my job as an attorney to write full-time, working 50-hour weeks to get my business off of the ground. By the time I was in my early 40s, with two little kids, I was juggli… Continue reading
Because I have a tattoo dotting each bicep, and because I frequently flavor my dialogue with an epithet that starts with an “f” and ends in “k,” folks have labeled me a rebel (or another, more profane word). And as a 4’9″, 80 1/2-year old woman with h… Continue reading
The struggle some people experience when they try to go off antidepressant medications has been the focus of several news stories during the past two years. People have described withdrawal symptoms including nausea, anxiety, vertigo, trouble sleeping … Continue reading
From the moment Nita Sweeney, 57, of Columbus, Ohio, wakes up, her struggle is on. Her first thoughts are often dark: Her husband, sister and dog have died. Loved ones are stranded in a foreign country. She has a general feeling of dread and anxiety, a… Continue reading
When my 57-year-old husband, Dale, suddenly died of a massive heart attack on Nov. 20, 2018, two days before Thanksgiving, to say I was in shock was an understatement. More than a month later, I realized just how much my mental capacity was affected by… Continue reading
Relief. That’s a common reaction among people who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) when they are adults. Assessed in her late 40s, graphic artist Barbara Moran, of Topeka, Kansas, says her diagnosis finally explained why her life had a… Continue reading
PART OF THE VITALITY ARTS SPECIAL REPORT When Ronald Braunstein takes center stage to conduct his orchestra, there’s no sign of his bipolar disorder. He’s self-assured and happy. It wasn’t always that way for the 63-year-old. After graduating from Jull… Continue reading
When I worked as a professor of business management, my mentor, Elmer Burack, once told me, “The world is full of baby boomers who will be leaving their careers. Once boomers leave the workplace, they won’t know what to do with themselves. You can help… Continue reading
To cope with panic attacks, depression and sleep problems, Ginger Mercer kept busy — very busy. “I’d go-go-go all the time and never stop … it wore me down through the years,” she says. As Bill Talbott watched the movie Saving Private Ryan, he found hi… Continue reading
The practice of prescribing social activities as an alternative or complement to medication for a variety of ailments has become more common in countries such as Canada and the U.K., and it appears some people are finding it beneficial in the United St… Continue reading