Donna Terjesen-Holistic Health Counselor; Children’s Book Author, CEO & Founder of Nourish Our Kids; www.nourishourkids.com; Managing Director at HBR Consulting Among a host of descriptive words that can be used to define Donna Terjesen. Her being a survivor, mother, teacher, inspiring, entrepreneur, author, lecturer, and optimist. In November 1992, Donna was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She …
Paradigm Treatment with 7 locations in Malibu and in San Rafael, has been helping teens and young adults ages 12-26 with mental health issues for over 10 years, and just opened a new co-ed treatment facility in San Rafael specifically serving adolescents ages 12-17. This location’s specialty is treating mental health issues including but not …
Premise: this summer is a season like no other – in the wake of the pandemic and launch of online schooling, children have had a tremendously difficult time – and none more so than neurodiverse learners. Including those on the spectrum for autism and coping with ADHD, remote learning has been both a blessing and …
Sherry Torkos, B.Sc.Phm., R.Ph., holistic pharmacist, former fitness instructor and author of, “The GI Made Simple: The Proven Way To Lose Weight, Boost Energy & Cut Your Risk of Disease,” says we need to reframe our approach to exercise and eating in order to counter our shelter-at-home physiques. The pandemic has certainly caused a lot …
Wonder how best to pass down and preserve your Jewish identity in an increasingly secularized culture. Miriam Udel, a rabbi, mother, professor of Yiddish language and Literature at Emory University, and the winner of the 2017 National Jewish Book Award, introduces modern-day families to translated versions of the cherished fairy tales, fables, folklore, and poems …
According to the CDC approximately 4.5 million children in the United States have been diagnosed with a behavior problem. Another 4.4 million have been diagnosed with anxiety and 6.1 million with ADHD. A troubling number of these children may have underlying health concerns that go unnoticed are being prescribed medication for the symptoms. One government …
With media reporting an increase since January 2020 of drownings at residential locations, such as a child’s home, a family or friend’s house or a neighbor’s residence, the upcoming U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) 2020 Pool Safely report will highlight the need for continued vigilance in combatting child drownings, particularly as many families prepare to spend more time at …
Lori Maney Lentini, M.S. is a respected mental health advocate with a social media presence who lives with an anxiety disorder (a peer) and works as a Senior Vice President of a large not-for-profit agency in New York serving over 14,000 people a year with mental illness, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse disorders. Her experience …
Daniella Bloom LMFT is all about authentic honest human connection and finding the FUN in Dysfunction! She understands first-hand, that wherever find yourself, its never too late to BLOOM where you are planted in Love and Life! Recognized as “LA’s premiere Divorcée success coach and dating expert” by Southern California Magazine, licensed psychotherapist and celebrity …
Understanding COVID-19 and quarantine has been challenging for most of us. Late Night Health’s Mark Alyn speaks with Mel Kaspin Blume, a professional storyteller who used her innate talent to explain their new circumstances to her six-year-old daughter and three-year-old son. Screens, Beans and Quarantines is the result. This free, downloadable children’s book that teachers from …