Inspiration

“Maybe this year, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives...not looking for flaws, but for potential.”

Ellen Goodman

How Do You Respond to Your Aging Body?

Here's a link to a fantastic article in the Huffington Post about mid-life women's response to their aging bodies. How have you responded to the challenges of aging?


Aging: Harmful Drug Abuse, Eating Disorders And Plastic Surgery In Middle Age
Posted: 02/15/2012 5:40 pm by Vivian Diller PhD


When I think of Demi Moore, I envision her almost naked -- and very pregnant-- body on the cover of Vanity Fair. I recall her feminine, sexy figure in the film "Striptease" and her powerful, muscular one in "GI Jane." Moore was, for many of us, the epitome of fearless sensuality, flexibility and strength.

Seeing current photos of the 49-year-old's frail, sickly body saddens me. As does hearing her described in the media as requiring "reassurance all the time that she was hot and sexy," or feeling desperate "to stay young and skinny to remain attractive to her husband." Her collapse follows that of another beautiful actress, the recently-turned-50 Heather Locklear, who was also reportedly hospitalized for prescription drug and alcohol abuse.

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Seasonal Affective Disorder: SAD

Do you suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder? If so, you may be interested in a free radio show on Saturday January 21, 2012, by the Mayo Clinic. The details are here.

If you want to know more about this disorder, the Mayo Clinic has an information page on their website:

Seasonal Affective Disorder
By Mayo Clinic staff

Seasonal affective disorder (also called SAD) is a type of depression that occurs at the same time every year. If you're like most people with seasonal affective disorder, your symptoms start in the fall and may continue into the winter months, sapping your energy and making you feel moody. Less often, seasonal affective disorder causes depression in the spring or early summer.

Treatment for seasonal affective disorder includes light therapy (phototherapy), psychotherapy and medications. Don't brush off that yearly feeling as simply a case of the "winter blues" or a seasonal funk that you have to tough out on your own. Take steps to keep your mood and motivation steady throughout the year.

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