When We Call Little Girls 'Fat,' We Kill Their Dreams
“She’s fat,” my daughter’s 8-year-old friend said in her sweet voice as she hopped into our car. She was referring to another 8-year-old. I peered into the rear-view-mirror to see the friend’s innocent grin. It was as if this cute little girl had unknowingly clasped my throat with her second grade hands. I choked. I knew I had strong feelings about body image. I knew that I hated the word “fat.” But I didn’t know how those words “she’s fat” could yank me so rapidly and securely back to a painful throb in my thighs, my butt, my boobs, my waste, my cheekbones....
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Every child still matters: interdisciplinary approaches to the spirituality of the child - Watson J.
Ten years ago, I was a researcher with the Evaluation of Children's Trusts which examined a key aspect of U.K. government policy, Every Child Matters. Every Child Matters was partly a response to Lord Laming's 2003 report into the murder of 8-year old Vict...
Source: SafetyLit - May 29, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

The moderating role of spirituality in the association between stress and substance use among adolescents: differences by gender - Debnam KJ, Milam AJ, Mullen MM, Lacey K, Bradshaw CP.
This study explore...
Source: SafetyLit - May 19, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

The gender-specific associations between religion/spirituality and suicide risk in a sample of Austrian psychiatric inpatients - Kralovec K, Kunrath S, Fartacek C, Pichler EM, Ploderl M.
Most studies have found religion/spirituality to be protective against suicide risk, with a stronger effect among women. To understand this effect, theories of suicide and clinical samples are needed, but related studies are lacking. We applied two establi...
Source: SafetyLit - April 11, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

Here's Everything You Need To Know About Fat Sex Week
Sex Heroes is an ongoing HuffPost Q&A series by Voices Editorial Director Noah Michelson that explores the lives and experiences of individuals who are challenging, and thereby changing, mainstream culture’s understanding of sex and sexuality.  Bevin Branlandingham wants to change the way we think about bodies, beauty and... banging. The 38-year-old self-described “queer fat femme,” who owns a blog of the same name where she “chronicle the relentless pursuit of her joy,” writes about body liberation, travel, plus size fashion, sexuality, relationships, spirituality, authenticity ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

45 Ways To Be Happier Instantly
Got joy? Sometimes it can feel hard to keep up a happy state of mind. The emotion, like all the others, isn’t always permanent. But there are ways to keep it up or boost it when you need it ― and luckily, they’re simpler than you think. In honor of the International Day of Happiness, we’ve culled expert tips, research and just a few feel-good suggestions of ways to boost your mood. Take a look below: 1. Log some time with your furry friends. Play fetch with Fido or sneak in a few cuddles with your kitten. Interacting with your pets can release oxytocin in the brain ― you know, the ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Trauma: Then and Now
How do I know that I’m suffering from the sequelae of a traumatic event? Trauma happens. It happens in everyday life. If not discharged properly it sleeps in our bodies and in our souls. When it sleeps, it morphs and over time the symptoms of which become far removed from the trauma of origin, so much so we might not identify the connection. Without that connection, symptoms cannot truly resolve. That is the course of the aftermath of a traumatic moment or event. If you agree that we are comprised of energy and matter, then you will understand that trauma is in our bodies and in our souls. How does trauma create symptoms...
Source: Psych Central - March 13, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Barbara Winter, PhD Tags: PTSD Spirituality Trauma Avoidance constriction Fight or Flight Hyperarousal Hypervigilance Isolation Nervous System Post-concussion syndrome posttraumatic stress Psychological trauma Source Type: news

Lean Back: Why Doing Less Could Lead Us to Achieve More
To propel our careers forward, we ’re told we must ‘lean in’, enduring short-term pain for long-term gain, but what if we’ve got it backwards? What if the pursuit of happiness – and that elusive word ‘balance’ – is vital to career success, rather than the other way around?“It’s a misconception that success means sacrifice; new research suggests we work more effectively, creatively and collaboratively when we’re happy at work,” says Jill Donahue, President of EngageRx and Founder ofpatient-centricity group the Aurora Project. “Investing in our personal happiness can be the ultimate productivity boo...
Source: EyeForPharma - March 8, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Deirdre Coleman Source Type: news

Tarot Readers Describe How Their Clients Have Changed Since The Election
As fast as online discussions spread about President Donald Trump’s executive orders or odd jabs during TV shows, so do posts and Twitter threads on how best to practice self-care or reduce anxiety in a truly nonstop age of news. “Self-care” is a broad net for any combination of stress-reducing actions, from giving oneself a manicure to writing old-school style in a paper journal, from watching tea steep in hot water to deleting Facebook from a smartphone. For some, existential comfort can come in the form of divining the future, too.  Tarot cards have been used for centuries to help individuals proc...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

So A Minister, A Rabbi And A Buddhist Took Drugs For Science...
On April 20, 1962, a group of theology students and professors gathered outside Boston University’s March Chapel, waiting for Good Friday services to begin. These particular services were to be unlike any other: On their way into the chapel, Harvard psychiatrist Walter Pahnke administered the group a dose of psychedelic mushrooms. Those services would go down in history as the “Good Friday experiment.” As part of his Ph.D. thesis under Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert (aka Ram Dass), Pahnke sought to test his hypothesis that psychedelic drugs, taken in a religious setting, could provoke a genuine spiritua...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Here's What Happens When You Give Psychedelic Drugs To Spiritual Leaders
On April 20, 1962, a group of theology students and professors gathered outside Boston University’s Marsh Chapel, waiting for Good Friday services to begin. These particular services were to be unlike any other: On their way into the chapel, Harvard psychiatrist Walter Pahnke administered the group a dose of psychedelic mushrooms. As part of his Ph.D. thesis under Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert (aka Ram Dass), Pahnke sought to test his hypothesis that psychedelic drugs, taken in a religious setting, could provoke a genuine spiritual experience. His investigation would go down in psychedelic history as the “Go...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 7, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

A longitudinal investigation of the relation between nonsuicidal self-injury and spirituality/religiosity - Good M, Hamza C, Willoughby T.
Despite increased research on factors that predict engagement in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), one factor that has been neglected is spirituality/religiosity. While some researchers suggest that spiritual/religious beliefs and practice may protect agains...
Source: SafetyLit - February 4, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news

Religiosity and therapeutic alliance among youth who commit sexual crimes - Yoder J, Bovard-Johns RM.
BACKGROUND: Delinquency research argues that youth religion and spirituality are associated with desistence. The therapeutic alliance has been shown to be partially responsible for the influence of religiosity in therapeutic services. Asceticism within rel...
Source: SafetyLit - January 25, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

"It looks like a demon": Black masculinity and spirituality in the age of Ferguson - Hawley JD, Flint SL.
In this commentary, we contribute to the broader men's studies research and thought with particular focus on the Black male experience locating Black masculinity and Black spiritual identity as the potential site of trauma and soul murder through the saga ...
Source: SafetyLit - January 20, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Commentary Source Type: news

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