From Dr. Jane's Notebook

Personal Growth

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• Mother's Day will never be the same
• Take time to think but don’t get distracted
• Once a Baby-Boomer, always...
• New beginnings
• What to do when life is like a carnival
• A few suggestions for New Year Resolutions
• Handling communication, conflict, confrontation
• When others are grieving: What to day and how to say it
• The Party's over -- What’s next?
• Summertime…  time to turn!
• Finding your passion
• How to cope with negative and self-defeating thoughts
• Thanksgiving ~ Resolve to make changes
• How do you make decisions?
• Respect your body through mindfulness
• Improve the world one person at a time
• Summertime… a great time to "turn"
• “Build your own pushcart,” be your own boss
• Thanksgiving -- Get a head start on New Year's resolutions
• Brush up on your decision-making skills
• Respect your body through mindfulness
• Only YOU can protect your mental health!
• Improve the world one person at a time
• Goals: Measuring and defining success
• "20-Somethings" need a life plan, too
• Mentors: resources for success
• Multi-tasking: The new macho measuring stick
• Self Development: A lifelong process
• Baby Boomers: Where do we stand?
• This summer: challenge yourself!
• Staying Alive…  the urge to grow old gracefully
• A win-win solution to conflict management
• Self-control and anger management matter -- especially now
• Thinking of Thanksgiving
• What’s post-traumatic stress?
• "No Tolerance" Policies often punish the innocent
• Winter doesn’t have to be the coldest season
• Unemployment: A time to sink or swim
• The therapeutic power of reading
• Exploring the Secrets of Healthy Aging
• So What's Next?
• Getting Well After Being Sick
• From Immigrant to Valedictorian
• Its Never Too Late To Change Careers!
• Some Months
• Just When I Thought I Was In Control
• Be Careful... Not Fearful
• Life is a Continuous Process of Change
• Are You an Actor or Reactor?
• Resolving to Change Ourselves
• Why Celebrate Women's History?
• New Year Roadmap
• Anger Revisited
• Is Taking Care of You Selfish?
• Patients Need Patient Advocates
• Grief Takes Its Toll
• What Do the Holidays Mean?
• Self-Inventory: Tool for New Year
• The Lighter Side of Birthdays
• I Just Don't Have Time!
• Sexual Health: Important Concern
• The Loss of a Pet
• Assertiveness Revisited
• ANGER... The Secret Emotion
• Fall: Happy New Year, Y'all
• Holiday Gifts
• Trials of Relocation
• How Old Are You Really?
• The Truth About Secrets
• Coming to Grips With Aging
• Preventing Child Eating Disorders
• Goals: Onward Through the Fog
• Is that Gum in My Word Processor?
• Emotions and their Stages
• Please Try Your Call Again
• Times Up!
• Excuse Me, I'm Contagious!
• Taking the Leap Toward Reducing
• Changes
• Batter-Up! Ready?
• Summertime... When the Living is Easy?
• On the Virtues of Volunteering
• Isn't That My Laundry Basket?
• Ahhh... A New Year
• I Can't Help It!
• The Physics of Psychology
• On Being A Consumer...
• December Holidays
• Laughing Dreams
• The Art and Craft of Communication
• Stalking the Great Couch-Potato
• Habits

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