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Jul 15, 2022

ESC the Pain

If there ever was something that human beings sought to avoid, it is pain. Whether physical, psychological, social, or even spiritual in nature, pain is certainly something that is both […]

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Parenting

Nov 9, 2018

Pain & Parenting: Lessons from the Opioid Epidemic

A few months ago, I was having lunch with a friend. He mentioned a recent outpatient surgery that he had, and indicated that upon being discharged, he was given a […]

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Faith • Health

Jan 2, 2018

Hope of a Mysterious Kind

We are all looking for messages of hope, and I am no exception. Recently, I was reminded of something I have known for a while, but suddenly clicked with me […]

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Health

Dec 29, 2017

Prescription Privileges for Psychologists: Is Our Consent Fully Informed?

This past June, Illinois became the 3rd state to allow psychologists to prescribe medications commonly used for psychiatric issues, after New Mexico and Louisiana have enacted similar laws. As indicated in […]

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Health • Nutrition

Dec 25, 2017

Pain’s Promise, and the Promise with Pills

Recently, I was watching a game on the tube when a Prilosec OTC commercial came on, featuring a portly Larry the Cable Guy (an actual user). As with previous TV […]

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Health • Mental Health

Dec 25, 2017

Prescription Privileges for Psychologists, Part II: Is Our Consent Fully Informed?

In July of 2014, I published an article explaining my concerns about the push to allow prescription privileges for psychologists across the country, after news of the recent legislation in Illinois sanctioning […]

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Exercise • Mental Health • Nature

Dec 21, 2017

Want to Be Drug Free? It\’s Time to Live More Simply

Something is taking shape in our communities today. Creeping from the shadows, emerging from within, is a cry for a more holistic existence than the one we’re living in. It […]