Suicide, Women, and the Life Preserver
September is Suicide Awareness Month.
Not only do the leaves change color in September, but kids go back to school, schedules become filled with activities, meals are eaten in the car on the way to soccer practice, and feelings of overwhelm and loneliness can set in.
September is a period of change. And for my friend, and many other women, sudden change—no matter how prepared you think you are—can be jolting to the system.
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Testosterone: It’s Not Just a “Male” Hormone
Women produce testosterone in the ovaries, adrenal glands, fat cells and skin cells. Sure, most females produce considerably less testosterone than males. BUT did you know that women actually produce more testosterone than estrogen?
Testosterone helps support libido and sexual health. Testosterone also helps maintain bone density, muscle mass and red blood cells. And it plays a role in mood, energy and cognitive function—you know, those things that sometimes
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The Last College Drop Off.
Okay. Third college drop-off in six days. I promise next week we’ll get back to a medical topic. This one is the hardest. Why? Because it’s the last one. I am about to come home to a house that is decidedly emptier. And how do I feel? Old. That’s the word I keep coming back to. Old. I don’t know why, but I keep picturing the couple from the movie Up. And we all know how well that turned out for the wife. (If you don’t know, go watch the movie—but know that the first five minu
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Soiling the Nest
What does soiling the nest mean?
Well—just what it sounds like.
Shitting in your house.
It's that period before a kid leaves home when the bickering seems to increase, the eye rolling becomes Olympic level, the nagging reaches new heights, and everyone suddenly finds everyone else incredibly annoying. And why do we soil our nests?
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When the Empty Nest Isn't Empty
This week, I prepare to drop off all three of my kids at their respective colleges for the first time.
Which, I guess, makes me what people call an empty nester.
But why do they call it an empty nest?
When baby birds grow up and fly away, the mama bird also abandons the nest.
Yet in my case—and maybe yours—you have to return to the nest.
So what exactly are you returning to?
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