Health and Wellness | Dawn Greaney - Part 2

Midlife Transitions: Career Transitions

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  • September 26, 2012
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There’s no denying that something disruptive happens to women around midlife.  It happens to men too, but it’s more obvious in women, especially since our hormonal makeup is a bit
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Crazy and Sexy

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  • July 6, 2012
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Years ago I saw Kris Carr’s documentary Crazy Sexy Cancer.  Kris was diagnosed with stage four liver cancer and instead of “getting her affairs in order,” she documented her efforts
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Anti-depressants or Placebos?

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  • March 21, 2012
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I just read that the use of antidepressants is up almost 400% since 1988.  Antidepressants have become the medicine most used by people ages 18-44, but fewer than one-third of
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The Bitch Is Back

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  • December 21, 2011
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My friend Rita sent me this hilariously on-the-mark article about menopause that touches upon Christianne Northrup’s book Wisdom of Menopause while addressing the huge misunderstandings that society generally has about
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Born To Run

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  • January 28, 2013
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I suspect most everyone will be happy to know that I’m onto another book.  The one I just read, Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, was so fabulous that rarely
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Rules For Living Longer

I just finished the book The Longevity Project,which identifies discoveries about who lives longest and why, from an ongoing eight-decade study started by Stanford University psychologist Dr. Lewis Terman in
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Depression and Your Health

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  • August 20, 2011
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Focusing on whole mental health is incredibly important since many studies throughout the years have linked chronic depression to an ever-increasing number of physical health issues such as increased risks
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Conscientiousness is Key

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  • December 18, 2011
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The Longevity Project came out with some new conclusions to a eight-decade study that’s trying to pinpoint the things that lead to a longer life.  The study is described in
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