Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher stated, “The only thing that is constant is change”. No matter how you live your life you will experience some sort of change. Change comes

We have developed so many forms of communication as a species. We use spoken word, written languages, sign languages, and we even use nonverbal ques that we

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By Doty Collins, Health West LCSW Many times I have heard a very well-meaning parent tell a child not to be angry, or sad, or