Stress is a common reaction to concerns about money, work, family and relationships in a world of economic and job uncertainty, marriage breakdown and fractured love affairs. Despite these high-anxiety times, the American Psychological Association announced in January that reported stress has declined. But in fact, it is perception that has changed. In a survey…
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Sexual politics: Sunday Providence Journal
Sexual politics This article appeared as Sin and sex, politics and religion — a volatile mix distributed nationally by Scripps News The Providence Journal/ April 1, 2012 / (Commentary, p. B11) RITA WATSON It is always perplexing in the world of love and forgiveness when value judgments, morals, sin and sex become embroiled in politics and…
Hot topic in yoga: for those who can take the heat!
Hot topic in yoga: Does heat help? Rita Watson/ Providence Journal/ March 19, 2012 Yoga. The word that should mean relaxation still challenges me. And the concept of hot yoga conjures up visions of a giant Petri dish growing toxins or germs being released in a room full of sweltering bodies. With friends both for…
Can you die of a broken heart?
Can you die of a broken heart? Rita Watson/ Providence Journal, March 12, 2012 Thrive Section Whether or not you are a devotee of “Downton Abbey,” a PBS Masterpiece Classic, you have heard of the broken-heart syndrome. In a memorable scene, Matthew Crawley, the heir presumptive to the estate, and his former love find themselves…
Sex is linked to happiness among married and single seniors
Sex is linked to happiness among married seniors Rita Watson, Providence Journal, Feb 20, 2012, Thrive section During her long years of marriage Zia Agatha prided herself on being the aunt who counseled our mother and her sisters on how to please their husbands in the bedroom. Zia would have loved being alive today to…
Creating and re-creating memories is good therapy
HEALTH / WELLNESS Creating — and re-creating — memories is good therapy by Rita Watson, Providence Journal, THRIVE, January 16, 2010 The bride and groom at 91 celebrated 69 years of marriage with veil, top hat, wedding cake, and music. One of the nursing home directors donned a Frank Sinatra fedora and sang into a glitter…
Keeping Love Alive in ADHD Family
Understanding key to peace with ADHD in the family Rita Watson/ Providence Journal/ THRIVE/ December 5, 2011 Marriage and family harmony advice is in the news, and it is coming from an unusual source — experts in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Through their struggles to find balance in their own lives they came to…