She was an older woman, gray-haired and distinguished, one of those Canadian imports who had never forgotten her British roots. They were as close by as her slight English accent. I had known many people in Canada just like her, who would say “I’m just an old Brit” because that is what they felt like, in the “melting pot” America was alleged at one time to be, or in rich ethnic salad of Canada.
We knew her from her singing. We sang in a “showcase” of sorts in the San Diego region. My husband’s rich and jazzy baritone, my humorous songs or French songs long before my post-menopausal “croak” set in. Read more on Back To The Blitz…
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Take two Tylenol and call me in the morning? Research now suggests that our emotional and physical pain are interrelated. Maybe Tylenol really is good for more than just headaches.
This is the dichotomy between even the best experimental science and real life as we clinicians see it.
Who has not seen a kid put his or her hand on the umbilicus and say “my tummy hurts” when he or she doesn’t want to go to school? That child is likely trying to avoid something unpleasant like a bully or a difficult assignment. Oh, our beliefs in the separation of body and mind are so deeply engrained that adults might even think they are faking. But perhaps children are just more open and direct. Read more on Mind-Body Connection Proven at Last?…
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