Following the recent Paris Climate Accord, the issue of climate change seems to finally be getting some substantial attention. The reality, however, is that warming is [...]
Recently I was reunited with two friends. We met many years ago when we each were going through deep crises. We spent days together in a kind of sweet innocence. We touched, [...]
With all the rain that we have had this summer you wouldn’t believe me if I told you that Northside is in a desert, would you? Northside is a food desert. There is no [...]
Winter started early this year, and if it’s like last year, we can expect a long and cold one. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, external cold attacks the surface [...]
There was a not-very-funny story that made its way through my family when I was a child: A woman tells the neighbor boy that his father’s illness is all in his head. A few [...]
If you attended Cincy Summer Streets in Northside, you witnessed—and maybe participated in—all kinds of activity, from walking, bike riding, and dancing all the way to [...]
"Successful friends, parents or lovers have that certain something that makes communication flow in difficult as well as in easy times. Rapport building is a skill that can be learned. It involves reading body language, hearing and using the other person’s language style preferences, and pacing in such a way that the interaction feels like a mutual dance. It proves invaluable in all interpersonal relationships in one’s professional and personal life." [...]
There’s lots of talk and concern about stress. Sometimes we act as if stress were an affliction of this generation (that is, of your generation). Cognitively, we know [...]
It’s finally spring! You may be thinking of allowing your tootsies to experience the open air again. April also happens to be national awareness month for the often [...]
I discovered the Cincinnati Family Enrichment Center soon after I gave birth to my son in June of 2011. I attended two of their parenting workshops and fell in love with [...]