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Jami Dellifield

This is What IT Looks Like

I have been struggling for a few months with the negativity that sometimes surrounds the problem of mental illness and opiate addiction. I have been struggling, because we are IT. We are part of the opioid epidemic. We are part of those who suffer from a diagnosed brain disorder, or mental health problem. We are […]

WRITTEN BY: Jami Dellifield, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Hardin County

REVIEWED BY: Misty Harmon, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Perry County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Jami Dellifield

SOURCES:

  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) http://archive.samhsa.gov/dtac/dbhis/dbhis_stress_about_resilience.asp
  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/index.html

REFERENCES:

  • National Institute of Mental Health, https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad/index.shtml
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness, https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions
  • American Academy of Family Physicians, https://familydoctor.org/condition/opioid-addiction/
  • Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs, https://youth.gov/youth-topics/youth-mental-health/definitions-developmental-competencies

The Value of Friendship

Friendship . . .is a virtue and is besides most necessary with a view to living. Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.      –Aristotle Earlier this week, I lost the very first friend I made in college to cancer. Our relationship was one of the special […]

WRITTEN BY: Jami Dellifield, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Hardin County

REVIEWED BY: Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Author's Pic Collage with pictures from Ohio Northern University Yearbook 1991
  • Pixabay https://pixabay.com/en/love-companionship-friendship-1808676/

SOURCES:

  • US Dept of Health and Human Services https://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content/SMA-3716/SMA-3716.pdf
  • http://rocket.csusb.edu/~tmoody/Friendship%20in%20Aristotle.html
  • http://youth.gov/youth-topics/teen-dating-violence/characteristics

REFERENCES:

  • Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2014 May;1316:1-17. doi: 10.1111/nyas.12315. Epub 2013 Dec 11. The neuroethology of friendship. Brent LJ1, Chang SW, Gariépy JF, Platt ML. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24329760
  • US Dept. of Health and Human Services
  • https://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/adolescent-development/healthy-relationships/friendships/index.html

Taking Care of YOU: Medical Massage

There never seems to be enough time to focus on health and wellness– physically, mentally, or spiritually. Yet, it is so important to our overall well-being that we take time for our health. According to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “You will not have a healthy body if you don’t also take care […]

WRITTEN BY: Jami Dellifield, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Hardin County

REVIEWED BY: Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County, heer.7@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Massage https://pixabay.com/en/back-pain-massage-ache-hand-muscle-1491801/
  • Candles https://pixabay.com/en/massage-therapy-candles-towels-1584711/

SOURCES:

  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://nccih.nih.gov/health/massage/massageintroduction.htm
  • Ohio Medical Board http://med.ohio.gov/Applications/MassageTherapist-MT.aspx
  • License Verification https://elicense.ohio.gov/OH_HomePage
  • Office on Women’s Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://www.womenshealth.gov/mental-health/good-health/ American Massage Therapy Association, https://www.amtamassage.org/articles/1/News/detail/3124
  • University of Minnesota, Taking Charge of Your Health and Well Being, https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/massage-therapy/what-can-i-expect-first-massage-theraphy-visit

Get SMART This Year!

Happy New Year! Did you begin this year with a list of resolutions?  Are you hoping to become healthier, to become a better budgeter, or to have stronger relationships? Oftenwe set goals that are so large, they become overwhelming and unattainable.  When you are not able to accomplish your resolutions, you can become discouraged and give up. […]

WRITTEN BY: Jami Dellifield, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Hardin County

REVIEWED BY: Yvette L Graham, EFNEP Program Specialist Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), OSU Extension Stark Office

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • https://pixabay.com/en/objectives-smart-target-1262376/

SOURCES:

  • https://www.reference.com/history/invented-smart-goals-91a96ac7407ac68a#
  • https://www.projectsmart.co.uk/brief-history-of-smart-goals.php
  • https://www.projectsmart.co.uk/smart-goals.php
  • https://www.ndi.org/files/Handout%203%20-%20SMART%20Goal%20Setting%20Worksheet.pdf

REFERENCES:

  • O’Neill, Jan, and Anne Conzemius. "The power of smart goals." Using goals to improve student learning. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree (2006).
  • https://drcharlottetest.wordpress.com/2014/03/06/motivation-smart-goals-and-vision/

Giving: Mindless or Mindful?

Gift giving is an integral part of life for many, whether for birthdays, holidays, or just to say “I am thinking of you”. Throughout history, individuals have been shaped by the giving (and receiving) of gifts.  Giving to others is such an important part of American culture that The Smithsonian National Museum of American History […]

WRITTEN BY: Jami Dellifield, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extnesion, Hardin County

REVIEWED BY: Shannon Carter, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extnesion, Fairfield County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • https://pixabay.com/en/made-for-you-loop-give-away-gift-1619751/

SOURCES:

  • https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/838305.Mother_Teresa
  • http://americanhistory.si.edu/giving-in-america
  • http://www.mindful.org/jon-kabat-zinn-defining-mindfulness/
  • http://www.chopra.com/articles/6-tips-for-mindful-gift-giving

REFERENCES:

  • Kabat-Zinn, John, 2012, Mindfulness for Beginners: reclaiming the present moment and your life, Coulder, Co, Sounds True, Inc.
  • https://edsitement.neh.gov/node/22280/edit%3Fdestination%3Dadmin/content/filter
  • https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-moment-youth/201111/mindful-gift-giving-families
  • http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/tips-change/mindful-holiday-giving
  • http://www.mindful.org/

Sometimes Life Is Hard

Local news outlets are reporting an increase in suicide completions by young people.  Two contributing factors for this alarming increase are that more children (as early as eight years old), teens, and young adults are suffering from anxiety and depression.  Other youth and young adults are engaging in self-harming behaviors such as cutting, plucking, eating disorders, sexual promiscuity and/or binge drinking. When we […]

WRITTEN BY: Jami Dellifield, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Hardin County

REVIEWED BY: Donna Green, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Erie County, green.308@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • http://creatingcommunitysolutions.org/texttalkact
  • https://pixabay.com/en/mental-health-mental-health-cloud-1389919/

SOURCES:

  • http://www.samhsa.gov/
  • www.mentalhealth.gov
  • www.youth.gov
  • https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/cs/
  • http://creatingcommunitysolutions.org/texttalkact
  • http://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-By-the-Numbers

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