If you found me after a car wreck with a horribly broken leg, and I wasn’t breathing, the triage options would be hard but straightforward—you would see if you could get me breathing again (hopefully)! When people are struggling with psychological and physical concerns, we always have to consider triaging. The question becomes, “What is [...]
Have you ever had two ends of a cord or necklace that have wound together in what seems an impossible unison? It seems impossible to see where one or the other starts, and even more difficult to attempt to tease them apart. You can spend hours finessing and straining only to end up with ends [...]
If one of your kids is struggling with a math puzzle, it is important to teach them the calculations behind it, not simply complete the puzzle for them. However, you wouldn’t start by teaching a 7-year-old at the level of trigonometric identities or logarithmic functions (I don’t even know what those are!). You might, for [...]
You’ve had a Band-Aid, right? When it is time to remove it, are you a ripper or a peeler? It hurts when you whip it off fast, but it’s done. If you peel, it might pull less, but it drags and lasts. So what do you do with pain? Rush in and get it done, [...]
Specialism isn’t a new or strange concept to us—in fact, it has been around for thousands of years. From the academic school of Socrates to our modern universities, training, learning and preparation are well established in our collective heritage. Residential treatment for addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders—whilst not a first choice for many—is best [...]MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: The service, and any information contained on the website or provided through the service, is provided for informational purposes only. The information contained on or provided through this service is intended for general consumer understanding and education and not as a substitute for medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information provided on the website is presented as is without any warranty of any kind, and expressly excludes any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.