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Jimmy and Catherine Dunne figured out the secret to downsizing. Jimmy Dunne/Facebook By Annie Reneau, Upworthy, August 16, 2023 When your final child leaves the house for good, it's like a whole new world has opened up. The decades raising babies and children are full, rich, exciting and loud. Your house is filled with laughter and sibling bickering, school projects and kid collections, never-ending laundry and food purchased in bulk. Life is big during those years. It takes up space...

By Steph Coelho, Medically reviewed by Debra Rose Wilson, Illustration: Paul Lawrence, healthline, July 6, 2023 Big life changes can be overwhelming, but they can also be the perfect time to start fresh. Your kids have flown the coop. All that time you spent nurturing and encouraging them has paid off. They’re off to live life and pursue bigger, better things. It’s a big moment for you. Be proud of a job well done. While becoming an empty nester is no doubt somewhat bittersweet, it’s also...

By Laura Gallant, 8/17/2023, https://positiveexperience.org/blog/ When youth engage in advocacy efforts, they learn that their voice matters, and that they can make a difference. This is one way for children and youth to experience the engagement Building Block of HOPE. A great example of this was demonstrated with a group of 16 children and youths, ranging from 5 to 22, who sued the Montana state government for violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment. This...

Volunteer Kim Palma passes out fresh produce at the Solano County Mobile Food Pharmacy in Fairfield on Aug. 1, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters By Rya Jetha, Cal Matters, August 9, 2023 Every other Friday, the Stockton Emergency Food Bank hosts two live cooking classes — one in English and one in Spanish. Last week, Brenda Munoz made a classic tuna melt with an orange, romaine and dandelion salad. “Dandelion is completely edible,” said Munoz, holding the small leaves from the...

By Maryam Abdullah, Photo: from article, Greater Good Magazine, August 14, 2023 “I teach sixth grade in an elementary school in Palm Coast, F.L. I want my students to step outside their boxes and meet people that may appear different than they are, but actually share the same hopes, dreams, likes, dislikes, etc. I also want them to be comfortable initiating and taking part in difficult conversations.” “Over the last few weeks, the kiddos have had such an amazing time opening their eyes to...

By Michael Fitzgerald, Illustration: Christine Ongjoco, The Imprint, August 10, 2023 Six years ago, when Zoë Jones-Walton was about to turn 18, she sat in a windowless Dallas-area conference room with dozens of other foster youth. A series of lectures on how to navigate adulthood covered the gamut: How to write a check, how to land a job, how to get an apartment — and how to avoid unwanted pregnancies. That exercise involved placing a condom on a banana to learn about safe sex. “They put...

By Bob Egelko, Image: Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images, San Francisco Chronicle, August 16, 2023 Judges have long been able to order perpetrators of domestic violence to halt the abuse and stay away from the spouse or partner they were abusing. Now a state appeals court says the same rules can apply to those who inflict economic harm, such as depriving a partner of their credit card, car or job. California’s domestic-violence law defines “abuse” broadly to include acts that “destroy the mental or...

By Sandee LaMotte, Photo: from article, CNN Health, August 15, 2023 It’s hard to be neighborly when you’re raising two kids as a single mom and working long hours. That’s where my sheltie, Dancer, came to my rescue. My sweet boy’s cuteness (of which he was well aware) prompted many people to stop and chat with us on our walks in my Atlanta neighborhood. Little did I know that saying hello to people who live near me would be a key to boosting my well-being after my husband died — but that’s...

It is an important matter when discussing licensure and credentialing in the mental health profession. The literature goes on to describe three mental health graduate programs at The University of Houston Clear Lake. These programs are in the area of school and clinical psychology, and family counseling. This university has prepared some of the most professional marriage and family therapy counselors. It is essential for counselors to work together with clinical and school psychologist as a...

A song about loss, sadness and grief...and yet life moves on - "Finding peace cause I have to"- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bj3ouoqppw Written by Michael Skinner & Michelle Skinner - a father & daughter duo collaboration...& more to come!!

By Vivek Shandas, Illustration: from article, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, August 3, 2023 I will never forget late June 2021 in Portland—not because it was filled with family time, trips to the Pacific coast or even because of the pandemic—but because of the extreme heat beating down on the region. A “ heat dome ” trapped hot air over my home state of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, killing almost 1,000 people as temperatures soared to a whopping 120° F. Scientists have found that this...

Eleven of the 16 youth plaintiffs in the Held v. Montana case pose for a photo after Day 5 of the trial on Friday, June 16, 2023. Top row (left to right): Lander Busse, Badge Busse, Grace, Rikki Held, Olivia. Bottom row (left to right): Kian, Mica, Claire, Eva, Taleah, Sariel. (Photo by Blair Miller, Daily Montanan) By Blair Miller, Daily Montanan, August 14, 2023 The State of Montana’s failure to consider greenhouse gas emissions from energy and mining projects violates the state...