Hands off-Please Do Not Touch My Body, Yoga and Consent.
Consent, Please Do Not Touch My Body Hands off-Please Do Not Touch My Body. Closeness is sacred and powerful, and we should share it however we would like with a partner or partners with whom we have provided consent. Personally, I am a ‘toucher’, meaning I am a person who enjoys touch with my partner, someone who hugs family and friends and genuinely savors safe closeness. As we...Learn MoreWhat are the benefits of a high fat diet?
What are the benefits of a high fat diet? Liz Mckinney, CNS, LDN continues to examine the big fat myth and share some more information and sample mean plan to incorporate the dietary changes of a high fat diet into your busy lifestyle. Our last blog post caused quite a stir and we want to be sure that our readers understand the differences between ‘good fats’ and ‘bad...Learn More
28 Foods to Decrease Anxiety and Depression & Enhance Positive Moods
Food & Mood Series by Liz Mckinney, CNS, Board Certified Nutritionist “It is both compelling and daunting to consider that dietary intervention at an individual or population level could reduce rates of psychiatric disorders. There are exciting implications for clinical care, public health, and research” – editorial in the American Journal of Psychiatry...Learn MoreTrauma Informed Care; We Have Evolved to be at risk for Trauma; Here is Why
Trauma Informed Care We have fantastic and astonishing memory abilities, the human mind and its processes, particularly in the way we store and retrieve the effective memories which then effect the way that we store and respond to our other memories and sensory input. Evolutionary psychology examines the way some things that can be problematic are often helpful to us in the past and as we...Learn More