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Liz is angry at her husband’s doctor. Henry, her husband of twenty-one years died six months ago of heart related issues and Liz has been spitting mad ever since. When her friends ask if she’s talked about her feelings with the doctor, Liz screams… NO! ARE YOU KIDDING…I wouldn’t give him the time of day! So, Liz’s well-meaning and loving …

Most of us can tolerate some physical pain, some emotional pain, some anxiety and some chaos BUT we usually don’t seek medical care or therapy until we hit our threshold and the pain has become unbearable. We avoid thinking that it’s time to act because if we don’t act, then maybe we can fool ourselves into thinking that the problems …

Andy worries about everything…if his future in-laws will like his family, if he will develop a thyroid problem like his mother, if the occasional palpitations mean that he has heart trouble. To others Andy’s just a chronic worrier. Although he denies it, Andy believes that if he’s worrying, he’s doing something and this insulates him from anything “bad” happening in …

The surgery is over and you are trying to get back into your life but you’re overwhelmed with feelings of sadness or depression. Did you know that research over the last two decades has shown that depression and heart disease are common companions? Studies show that depression can appear after heart disease and/or heart disease surgery.

I traveled to France two weeks ago with plans to post to my blog while I was away. When we landed in Paris I put my computer in my seat while I helped the older gentleman in front of me get his bag down from the overhead bin. Just as I handed him the bag, the collective force of people …