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These articles comprise over ten years worth of writing from Dr. James Schroeder, with the most recent listed first. If you are looking for a specific article or perspective on a particular topic we advise utilizing the Search bar. You may also filter articles by Category using the menu above the articles.

Community

Engaging the Disengaged: Increasing Mayoral Participation in Evansville (and Beyond)

According to census data, the population of Evansville, Indiana on April 1, 2020 was 117,298.  Estimates were that 21.6% were under the age of 18; nearly 92,000 people were of […]

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Health

Why Sleep Is the Forgotten Key to Economic Growth and Community Well-Being

See my 10-minute talk on the power and possibilities of sleep:  Imagine Talk In 2016, the RAND Corporation published a cross-country, comparative analysis entitled Why Sleep Matters – the Economic […]

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Health • Exercise

Worn Well, Well Worn

For what is the better part of two decades, rain or shine, darkness or light, my morning routine has often consisted of a few basic steps.  It starts with checking […]

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Relationships

What Beer Teaches Us About Each Other

It was a chilly February morning when I sat down with my cousin Bobby Mattingly, co-owner and operations manager of Moontown Brewing Company.  During his high school years, Bobby would […]

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Health • Relationships

Emotional, Justified, or Effective: What Will Our Choice Be?

Over two decades of cycling in all temperatures, weather (except ice/snow), and light conditions, while more than twice circumnavigating the globe (often 6 miles at a time), has taught me […]

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Health

A Vision for Evansville: Prioritizing Health & Well-Being in the River City

Vision:  The physical, psychological, and social health of our citizens should be the foremost priority of our community and its leaders.  It is a key in the pursuit of happiness.  […]

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Articles

Imagine a City…

Imagine a city situated on the majestic curve of the second largest river in the United States—a place just over an hour from two national forests where the only coast […]

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Mental Health • Relationships

Secrets Keep You Sick: A Conversation with My Dad on 45+ Years of Being an LCSW

The conversation we won’t have is the progress we won’t make.  It was a chilly, fall Sunday afternoon.  I was sitting in our family room, talking with my dad, Jim […]

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Health • Technology

More Than Shuts the Eye

It takes up more than 25 years of an average lifespan.  We can go more than three times as long without food than this.  It is linked to, and even […]

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Health • Mental Health • Relationships

To Control or Not To Control

It’s the most common psychological symptom in the world.  Whether you are a 6-year-old boy or a 96-year-old great, great, grandmother, you experience it on a regular basis, even when […]

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