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Sparkle Like You Mean It!

A year ago my daughter was diagnosed with a disease that caused her a lot of pain, stress, isolation, anxiety and depression. She lost her confidence and sparkle for a while. That was really hard to witness. If you’ve ever watched a child endure pain and suffering, you know that parents feel that pain multiplied. […]

WRITTEN BY: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County

REVIEWED BY: Joanna Fifner, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, County, Medina County

SOURCES:

  • The American Psychological Association. http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/road-resilience.aspx
  • http://www.mindat.org/min-1282.html
  • Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. http://www.mindat.org/min-1282.html

Crisis Mode

If you have ever spent any time in your life in a crisis situation, you know the feelings of stress, anxiety, panic and hopelessness that come with it. Crises come in many forms and can hit anyone at any point in his or her life. I spent a few weeks in crisis recently when my […]

WRITTEN BY: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County.

REVIEWED BY: Christine Kendle, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Tuscarawas County.

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • The Student Affairs Collective. https://studentaffairscollective.org/learning-through-the-pain-developing-from-crisis/

SOURCES:

  • University of Florida’s Counseling and Wellness Center http://www.counseling.ufl.edu/cwc/maintaining-the-balance-a-self-help-guide-for-students.aspx
  • OSU Wexner Medical Center Patient Education http://wexnermedical.osu.edu/patient-care/healthcare-services/integrative-complementary-medicine/mindfulness-practices

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