Headlines like “80% of Autoimmune Diseases Happen to Women” may make you think being female is a health risk, especially when you look at the characteristics of autoimmune diseases. Do any of these traits describe you—or a woman you’re close to? You take care of other people’s needs before your own. You identify with duty
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Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Substack| Spotify | YouTube https://youtu.be/NYVWuZrN3RE Dr. Leah Robinson: Optimal Health for an Optimal Life Welcome to Smart, Amazing Conversations with Dr. Nancy, a podcast that explores the stories of life and leadership from extraordinary women – and men – who are making a difference and creating a better world. Each episode features powerful
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We know that sexual assault and harassment is psychologically traumatizing to the victim. As we have just witnessed in the recent Congressional hearings, these psychological effects are long lasting. Our understanding of the impact, however, continues to expand. A new study released last week shows that the trauma many victims feel is not limited to
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As an award winning public relations professional and successful small business development consultant, Nancy Michaels’ life was perfect on the outside and crumbling on the inside. With a marriage on the rocks and an ongoing illness that had progressed for eight months, Nancy was hit by a health tsunami. A virus caught during surgery entered
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When Dr. Rita Spilken realized there would be a “human tsunami” of veterans returning from war zones in 2005 who would need help with health issues, especially Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Military Sexual Trauma (MST), she started the Our House Foundation (OHF). Since then the foundation has served about 600 military personnel and
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Leading Woman co-author Rebecca Tinsley recently wrote in the Huffington Post about Mary, a ten-year-old girl in northern Uganda who was not aware the International Day of the Girl Child was October 11. Mary was not celebrating, she was in fact was being assaulted by a man who held her against her will for three
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Few things can turn your life upside down as quickly as a health crisis. It ranks right up there with a tornado. Our expert offers advice on how to talk with your health care team.
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Jennifer, a sister of one of our team members, recently found a lump in her breast. After watching her video, you will see that this beautiful, young lady decided from the onset that this horrible disease was not going to get her – she was going to win and she is. Triumph over Breast Cancer
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Do you sleep like a baby? Wet the bed and cry all night? No really, when was the last time you got a good night’s sleep? It makes all the difference to your ability to handle, change, challenge and trauma of any type. National Sleep Awareness Week This is National Sleep Awareness Week (NSAW) (March
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It’s not unusual for highly stressed individuals to experience panic attacks.
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