Celebrating Over 30 Years Serving the Tucson Community!
People ask me why the screensaver on my phone is a picture of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. I traveled there over a decade ago with my daughter when she competed in a final mock trial competition. This is where college students compete as “attorneys” in pretend trial settings. It's a fun and interactive… Continue reading My Screensaver
Desperate times require desperate measures. You know you’re in trouble when you turn on the Hallmark movie and you’ve already seen it. But in this day and age of craziness, fear, anxiety and feeling overwhelmed by everything around us, feel-good programs are the elixir. Watching programs with happy endings is what’s called for. I recently… Continue reading Spread a Little Kindness
On average, Americans sit for nearly half of their workday. That doesn't include their commute or how many hours are spent sitting before and after the workday. It's estimated that people that work office jobs sit an average of 15 hours a day total between their workday and home. It's no surprise, but research backs… Continue reading People Who Spend Most of the Day Sitting Have Higher Risk of Mortality
Shame. It’s a powerful emotion. There’s a reason we feel shame. When we did something wrong. When we wronged someone else. When we know our behavior was inappropriate. When we feel remorse. Shame has a purpose. It’s meant to tell us when we’re approaching, or crossing, the line. Here it’s a healthy emotion that pushes… Continue reading What Is the Purpose of Shame?
Long COVID, which has been found to impact roughly 14% of people who experience a COVID infection, continues to impact many. COVID has not gone away, with the currently most prevalent strain, JN.1, making the rounds. Evidence does not show that it causes more severe disease than earlier variants. But evidence also shows that regardless… Continue reading New Study Reveals What May be Behind Long Covid