by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 25, 2014 | Happiness, Health, Hopeful Parents, Parenting, Psychology, Relationship Management, Star Trek
Are there any Star Trek fans out there? Well, I am one, of both the original and The Next Generation. Going back decades (but that’s why reruns are a wonderful invention), there was an episode of Star Trek called “Devil in the dark” (1967). The story was about the...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jun 19, 2014 | Balance, Chinese Medicine, Famous Quotes, I Ching, Lao Tzu, Lao Zi, Psychology, The Tao, Water
This weekend I had a conversation with a good friend who used this metaphor to describe how she was approaching a tense situation. She was heading into a difficult conversation and wanted to remain strong and open. I liked the image of a young tree able to bend in the...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jun 5, 2014 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Depression, Adventures in Chinese Medicine, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Depression, Mental Health, Psychology
Mental health disorders are more common than you think. According to the NIH (National Institutes of Health), about one in four adults suffer from a mental disorder every year.Mental health disorders are medical conditions that take many forms and affect people to...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Mar 30, 2014 | Anger, Dr. Linda Edelstein, Emotions, Happiness, Health, Psychology
A very interesting post from my mom’s blog ‘Life Ain’t For Sissie’s’Body MapsFinnish researchers induced different emotions in 701 participants from Western Europe and East Asia and then asked them to color the portions of body map of...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 23, 2013 | Acupuncture, Adventures in Chinese Medicine, Blogher, Blogher'13, Chicago, Chinese Medicine, Dr. Linda Edelstein, Health, Psychology, tcm007, Videos
I’m very excited that Blogher’13 is in my hometown of Chicago this year. Blogher is a hugely popular web guide for women in social media. Every year they have a large conference, I’ve heard and read about these events, finally this weekend I will be...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jan 27, 2013 | Books, Dr. Linda Edelstein, Object of Obsession, Psychology, Therapy
My mother, a Clinical Psychologist, has an intriguing new mystery novel out. The book is a psychological thriller. Object of Obsession is available on amazon as a paperback or on kindle, be sure to check it out!Secrets revealed in therapy are held in trust – until...