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Mental Health

Hectic Holidays

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and that launches us right into the holiday season madness. Shopping, decorat ...

Air Date: November 28, 2016

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One Book’s choice of ‘Curious Incident’ spreads incurious view of autism

When I heard that One Book One Philadelphia had chosen ...

9 years ago

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Speak Easy

Why I’m running my 100th marathon with cancer in Philadelphia

I’m about to run my 100th marathon with cancer, and I’m delighted that I’ll be pounding it out here on the ...

9 years ago

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Russian cowboys learn to wrangle a brand new beef industry

On a beef ranch called Ledenevo, in the Bryansk region of Russia, about 300 miles southwest of Moscow, everything is brand new. The farm ...

9 years ago

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Responding to Trauma

We can’t protect ourselves from catastrophic events, but what we can do is understand how it may affect us both physically and emotiona ...

Air Date: November 11, 2016

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Home & Family
Mental Health

Cultivating joy in children

Kids tend to be overscheduled and stressed out these days, and a slew of new parenting articles and books tal ...

Air Date: November 7, 2016

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Food & Drink

Put down that hot dog! It’s World Vegan Day

I should be a vegan. So should you. It’s better for your health, and better for the planet. And its kinder to animals too. So what’s ...

9 years ago

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Aging

Mr. and Mrs. Claus have a brand-new bag

“Hi, kids,” said the 40-something desk clerk, grinning, as my 60-something husband and I scanned our ID fobs at our neighborh ...

9 years ago

Philly Parenting
Home & Family
Kids

What to say to a parent whose child Is born with a disability

Last month, A & E’s reality show “Born This Way” took home an Emmy Award ...

9 years ago

In season 1 episode 5 of The Flintstones, Fred gets conked on the head (as pictured here) and it completely changes his personality. A second conk later on reverses it. (Screen grab of The Flintstones)
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Fact or cartoon fiction: Can the ‘double conk’ cure amnesia?

Mary Spiers runs the website neuropsyfi.com, which is devoted to how brain science is depicted i ...

9 years ago

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Philly Parenting
Behavioral Health
Kids

My 9-year-old has insomnia; here’s what I learned

Our 9-year-old son has recently been battling insomnia, lying awake each night until 10 or 11 p.m. The rare nights he falls asleep easily ...

9 years ago

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Parents, researchers fight to stamp out smoking on the big screen

Some kid movies are kicking the smoking habit. When a movie hero strikes a match and lights a cigarette, it means something. ...

9 years ago

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Climate change could threaten our drinking water

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9 years ago

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Behavioral Health
Kids

I might have Asperger’s Syndrome, but do I really want to know?

People just don't seem to understand the way I think, so when they can follow my train of thought, it feels like I have superpowers.

9 years ago

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People with dementia entitled to the dignity of voting

As the 2016 Election approaches, the right to vote will be a deciding factor in the outcome. While courts are over-turning racially motiv ...

9 years ago

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