Protective role of spirituality from the perspective of Indian college students with suicidal ideation: "I am here because god exists" - Francis W, Bance LO.
Spiritual beliefs are found to be having a significant effect during times of struggles and trials in peoples' lives. India being a multi-religious society, it is imperative to establish the relevance of spirituality in the lives of the college students wi...
Source: SafetyLit - August 12, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

New Film By Ethiopian Nurse Combats Mental Health Stigmas In Africa
Ledet Muleta is well-acquainted with the damaging stigmas around mental illness in Africa.  Muleta, a 37-year-old Ethiopian-born nurse who now lives in Washington, D.C., has travelled across the African diaspora to tackle the disparities in mental health care and worked to combat the stigmas that surround it. Her work eventually inspired her to launch the non-profit organization Medixaa Health Services, which aims to fight against the stigmatization of mental illness across the continent. Through her organization, Muleta created “Chula,” a film project that chronicles one young Ethiopian woman’s...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Photographer Captures Powerful Image Of Hope After One Family's Loss
Lifestyle photographer Ashley Maisonet has been taking pictures of pregnant women for about three years, but this emotional maternity session was a first for her. Maisonet had the privilege of photographing Bella Maia Anderson, who wanted to celebrate the upcoming birth of her rainbow baby, four years after losing her first child. During the photo shoot, she captured a powerful image of hope in the aftermath of heartbreaking tragedy.  “I have dreamed of becoming a mother pretty much all my life, and losing my first child, Harlow, was very traumatic event yet healing in many ways,” Anderson told The Huffin...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - August 5, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

UCLA medical students witness spiritual side of care
The patient’s eyes lift and brighten when Chaplain Andrew Couch walks into her room at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Her smile is small and tight, but a smile nonetheless. The woman has been in the hospital for nearly two months, waiting for a liver transplant. “How are you feeling today?” Chaplain Couch asks. “Today is a difficult day,” her husband quickly responds. He has rarely left his wife’s side since she was hospitalized. “We are strong and trying to keep positive,” he says. “Why is it a tough day?” Chaplain Couch asks, looking to engage directly with the patient. It’s clear he has develop...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - August 4, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

The search for that long awaited balance
What distinguishes an entrepreneur is an enormous capacity for work, determination, tenacity, optimism and great confidence. I perfectly matched that pattern for the 17 years that I spent leading my company but one day in the summer of 2013 at the age of 37, without warning, it all fell apart. I had just returned from vacation with my family and the next morning, when I woke up to return to work, something inside me collapsed. My body awoke without the strength to get out of bed and from that moment on I could only feel great inner turmoil, highly intense physical fatigue and fear, a tremendous fear of facing something com...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cosmopolitan Revolt: 'Born Again Virgin' Movement Spawns Empowerment
"Sex in the City" is out of vogue and has departed prime time. Every human wants to be loved and to love, but does not want to be used or abused. The culture of disposable morality and devalued intimacy has contributed to the diminishment of respect, commitment, accountability and wholesomeness. The growth of depression, suicide and a new "social-justice" crisis has emerged with a hunger for pure and enduring spirituality. Crimes of date and acquaintance rape and human-trafficking continue to rise and many cases are not officially reported. Reportedly 80% of the time the sexual predator is someone the victim knows and trus...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Taking Time Out For Spiritual Self-Care
While walking along Broadway in Lower Manhattan recently, I noticed a group of young adults handing out booklets and inviting passersbys to a prayer station set up on the sidewalk. Some people stopped and engaged in conversation, while others avoided contact by crossing to the other side of the street. I was intrigued by this and wondered, "How do people view spiritual care? What feels comfortable -- or uncomfortable -- about something we all need?" The fact that many people did stop at the prayer station certainly indicates a strong need. We live in troubled times and in addition to our daily jobs and routines, our heart...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

5 Ways To Step Out Of A Victim Mentality And Empower Your Life
Many people do not realize how much they are limiting themselves by blaming themselves or someone else for where there life is right in this moment. Whether we have faced abuse or some other situation that has felt unfair; hurt someone else intentionally or unintentionally; or come down with a physical or emotional disease or impairment - the number one way to begin to shift out of whatever situation you have been in is to begin to take responsibility for where you are in this moment. "Coulda woulda shoulda's" or pointing a finger does nothing but disempower you and causes you to feel unmotivated and powerless to change yo...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pediatric stem cell transplant patients fight cancer as karate kids
Ben Carsen, center, says karate with Cathy and Joe Esposito “gave me a great reason to get up and get my whole body moving, which in turn made me feel better.” Jessica Madsen wasn’t sure if her daughter, Addy, was ready for karate, until the 4-year-old got the chance to take free lessons in the most surprising place: Her hospital room. Addy and other stem cell transplant recipients at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center are offered free martial arts coaching during their inpatient recovery through an innovative program called Kids Kicking Cancer. Married black belt instructors Joe and Ca...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - July 5, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Saul Wisnia Tags: Our Patients’ Stories Cancer Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center stem cell transplant Source Type: news

The Conversation That Changed My Life
I believe it's important to design all areas of your life. And, I mean ALL. From health to love to money to community to learning to fun and adventure to spirituality, etc. But, obviously, some areas get a little more attention than others, like love, career and money. While others, like, LEARNING, get practically no love at all. Most of us consider LEARNING a chore that we're forced to do, like going to school for 12-18 years. And, even once school is out, learning still doesn't seem to really stop, does it? You start a new job and you've got to learn a new management system or computer program. You want to save money, s...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

When trauma, spirituality, and mental illness intersect: a qualitative case study - Starnino VR.
OBJECTIVE: Studies have identified spirituality to be a helpful resource for dealing with various types of trauma experiences. This coincides with a heightened focus on the role of spirituality within trauma-related theory (e.g., spiritual coping, meaning-...
Source: SafetyLit - June 27, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Types of childhood trauma and spirituality in adult patients with depressive disorders - Song JM, Min JA, Huh HJ, Chae JH.
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in spirituality among adult patients with depressive disorders, who had suffered various types of abuse or neglect in childhood. Methods A total of 305 outpatients diagnosed with depres...
Source: SafetyLit - June 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Would You Be Better Off Spending More Time Alone?
By: Lodro Rinzler A meditation teacher unpacks an ancient Buddhist text that reveals the answer. It might surprise you. Maybe you're like me and you live in a packed city, in a cramped apartment, with a partner and/or roommates, and spend your morning commute cramped amongst people to get to a job where you are constantly surrounded by other beings. And maybe you're like me in that in the middle of your day you hear a nagging inner voice that says, "You know what? I bet I'd be better off if I had some quiet solo time once in a while." There is a beautiful Buddhist text dating back to the 14th century known as the 37 Pra...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why All Women Need To Travel Solo At Least Once In Their Life
I held my first Women's Wellness Retreat at The Warwick in Fiji in January 2015, located on its very own beach on the famous Coral Coast. Fast forward to mid-2016, and I'm preparing for Retreat No.6 at Warwick Ibah in Ubud, Bali, located on sacred royal grounds. These retreats have attracted women aged between 25-69 from all over the world and from different walks of life. Some have joined me twice, some three times, and some even four, and these are women who initially came to me saying: "I would love to join a retreat but I can't do it alone." "I have never done anything like this before but know I need to." "I want th...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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