Thanksgiving Treasure Hunt for Gratitude

This simple Thanksgiving treasure hunt will help you find gratitude, whether you dread or welcome the holiday. Though many of us may be stressed, grieving the loss of a loved one, or burdened by difficult family dynamics, there’s usually at least one thing we can find in our environment worth appreciating. So, this Thanksgiving, try […]

Savoring: This Simple Exercise Can Enhance Enjoyment and Well-Being

“These are the good old days.”   That’s what my good friend always says when she’s enjoying a moment. It could be when we’re walking our dogs at Umstead park, strolling around downtown Durham, or bicycling through Meadowmont. What I love about the phrase “these are the good old days” is that it doesn’t yearn […]

Channel Your Inner Kindergartener

Wouldn’t we all love to spend a day in a kindergartener’s crocs? Isn’t it amazing to think that at one point in our lives we resisted a nap after lunch or an opportunity to take a time-out? Kindergarten, a German word meaning garden of children, is intended to be a safe haven where our young can grow and flourish. We […]

ADHD & Digital Overdose by Dr. Susan Orenstein

Sixty years ago, the only electronic stimulus we had involved a three channel television, a table radio, and a large black party line phone sitting in the hallway on a little table. The easiest access to news sat on the porch in the morning, delivered by a youngster riding a brand new Schwinn bike. If […]