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Dr. Patricia Farrell
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The Lawn You Love Is Killing Your Mental Health By Your Pesticide Use

Weeds and bugs are only two of the things you're killing because the most important thing you don’t think about is your mental health. A lush, green lawn was once thought to be a desirable sign of having made it and attained the American dream—a home of one’s own. But…

Insecticides Market

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The Lawn You Love Is Killing Your Mental Health By Your Pesticide Use
The Lawn You Love Is Killing Your Mental Health By Your Pesticide Use
Insecticides Market

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Doing Nothing, Including No 10K Steps, Is Good for Mental Health

Too often, we adhere to mandated wellness tips, some of which are baseless, to help maintain our mental and creative abilities. Forget much of it. It’s natural to feel overburdened and constantly on the go in today’s demanding world. We frequently place more importance on getting things done, multitasking, and…

Default Mode Network

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Doing Nothing, Including No 10K Steps, Is Good for Mental Health
Doing Nothing, Including No 10K Steps, Is Good for Mental Health
Default Mode Network

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The Myth of the Gospel of 10,000 Steps Daily for Health

Myths abound in wellness, and the only way to handle them is by refuting them with science. This is one of the prevalent ones, so here goes. Wellness experts are shouting from the rooftops that anyone who wants to maintain their health must, if at all possible, walk at least…

Walking

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The Myth of the Gospel of 10,000 Steps Daily for Health
The Myth of the Gospel of 10,000 Steps Daily for Health
Walking

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Grieve As You Must, and Break Free of Believing in the “Steps”

Too many therapists and their patients have been led to believe there’s a formula for grieving and that everyone must process the five steps—nonsense. There are times when we must open up and share our experiences, especially around grieving, and this is one of them for me. Years ago, just…

Grief

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Grieve As You Must, and Break Free of Believing in the “Steps”
Grieve As You Must, and Break Free of Believing in the “Steps”
Grief

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Beware the Strike of an “Evil” Therapist

How to protect yourself from harm from “therapists” who promise “cures” while taking your money. — “While nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer, nothing is more difficult than to understand him.” — Dostoevsky A therapist or, more appropriately, a psychotherapist, in this case, is a word we never associate with evil. …

Mental Health

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The “Evil” Therapist: Protecting yourself from those who might harm you
The “Evil” Therapist: Protecting yourself from those who might harm you
Mental Health

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23 hours ago

The Search to Decipher the Exotic Language of “Dumb” Animals

What research has been performed to discover dolphin, whale, monkey, and bird “speech” to date and what have we learned? Humans have always placed themselves at the apex of all life on Earth, and one aspect that is a sign of this pre-eminence is the all-important thumb that allows us…

Animals

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The Search to Decipher the Exotic Language of “Dumb” Animals
The Search to Decipher the Exotic Language of “Dumb” Animals
Animals

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1 day ago

Algorithms Are NOT Fault-free and May Impede Vital Information

Refusing to post vital information on mental health-related issues because of “buzz” words in algorithms poses more dangers than we know. Algorithms are like mindless children led by good-intentioned coders who fail to realize the problems they create or the damage they may do. …

Algorithms

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Algorithms Are NOT Fault-free and May Impede Vital Information
Algorithms Are NOT Fault-free and May Impede Vital Information
Algorithms

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2 days ago

The Suicide Clubs Numbers May Be Frightening, If Questionable and If They Exist

The mental health crisis among our young people is more than troubling because suicide is on the rise. Hopelessness, one of the hallmarks of severe depression, may be what is pushing the suicide statistics up, even though there is a concerted campaign to counter it. Hotlines, special groups, and websites…

Suicide

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The Suicide Clubs Numbers May Be Frightening, If Questionable and If They Exist
The Suicide Clubs Numbers May Be Frightening, If Questionable and If They Exist
Suicide

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3 days ago

Is Money the Root of All Evil in Medicine or Not?

Too often money makes all the difference between what a patient receives and who will provide the services they need. Medicine or healthcare is a noble area to enter, but not everyone who enters it has such high-minded goals, and far too many are in it for the money. We…

Medicine

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Is Money the Root of All Evil in Medicine or Not?
Is Money the Root of All Evil in Medicine or Not?
Medicine

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What’s “Emotional CPR” and Should We Be Using It More?

Forms of therapy for our emotional needs are abundant, and some are downright wrong, but there’s a new kid on the block, and we need to examine it and what it does. Psychotherapy is thought to be something where we go to a trained, licensed professional in mental health, and…

Therapy

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What’s “Emotional CPR” and Should We Be Using It More?
What’s “Emotional CPR” and Should We Be Using It More?
Therapy

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Dr. Patricia Farrell

Dr. Patricia Farrell

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Dr. Farrell is a psychologist, consultant, author, interested in flash fiction writing (http://bitly.ws/S94e), and health.

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