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Poem

April 25, 2023

My Father At My Table

By Dr. Christopher Mathe

(8-10-98 to my father)

Change

April 5, 2023

Quotes and reflections by Chris Mathe, PhD
There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
~ Anais Nin

Diet

March 17, 2023

Diet is so important in the all-around functioning and health of our bodies. They are linking diet with more and more ailments and find that changing our eating habits to eat cleaner and eating the recommended portion sizes can change our health around and aid in combating various diseases and problems.

Connection

February 9, 2023

Connecting with safe others – friends, family, support groups – is vital to our physical, mental, and emotional health.

Mindfullness

January 11, 2023

Cultivating more acceptance and awareness of one’s feelings, thoughts, body sensations, and surroundings can substantially decrease anxiety and increase peace.

Christmas

December 9, 2022

The novelist and short-story writer Mary Flannery O’Connor famously said of her home in the southeastern U.S., “I think it is safe to say that while the South is hardly Christ-centered, it is most certainly Christ-haunted.”

Affirmations

November 11, 2022

Affirmations are one of the most powerful ways to help us change the way we feel at any particular moment.

Want to improve your life?

October 27, 2022

The research is very clear on the benefits of meditative practice to physical and emotional health. One of many apps available towards this end is Headspace. It is a Mindfulness-based meditative approach that is simple and very accessible

Panic Attacks

September 7, 2022

Panic attacks are a set of symptoms that come on suddenly, putting your body into a “red flag alert” stance. The symptoms build to a peak rapidly, usually in ten minutes or less, although it can feel much longer.

Poem – My son moving into his freshman dorm

July 29, 2022

A big step in many families is when children go off to college. This poem is a reflection on my son’s first day at college. He had written a poem regarding looking at the heavens and commanding the stA big step in many families is when children go off to college. This poem is a reflection on my son’s first day at college. He had written a poem regarding looking at the heavens and commanding the starts.arts.

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