February 14, 2025

Lifestyle

Time To Talk Day 2025: Six ways to start conversations about mental health

Medically reviewed by April Justice, LICSW Updated December 20, 2024 by BetterHelp Editorial Team Talking about mental health can seem daunting, but doing so is often a step toward reducing ...

God is with us

By Rev. Canon David B. Tabo-oy [14] And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the ...

Brain Injury Awareness Month: How to support survivors

Medically reviewed by Melissa Guarnaccia, LCSW Updated December 24, 2024 by BetterHelp Editorial Team Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can sometimes cause significant long-term cognitive challenges, which can affect a person ...

If only words can be done

By Shawn Marc Carreon Words can hold many expectations, How much more can it carry upon us?, Pouring out words like tea on a cup, Only to fill it up ...

The Christmas spirit

By Penelope A. Domogo, MD We celebrate Christmas because it is Jesus Christ’s supposed birthday anniversary. It is a foreign tradition introduced by the Spaniards and Americans and which many ...

We Shine Most This Christmas

By Shawn Marc B. Carreon Lights that flicker across every street, Melodic flickers shine upon our eyes, Touched by its nostalgic memoirs, Wrapped like a gift, living in the present ...

Sugar

By Penelope A. Domogo, MD Refined sugar (white or brown) has become so affordable and available that many people cannot live a day without it. Try serving brewed coffee and ...

Effortless gift ideas so you can enjoy the holiday season

Medically reviewed by April Justice, LICSW Updated November 25, 2024by BetterHelp Editorial Team With the holiday season around the corner, advertisements are beginning to fill billboards, shopping malls are getting ...

Anger has an expiry date

By Penelope A. Domogo, MD This column has been discussing a lot how bad or excessive food and drink are making a lot of people sick. Meaning there are foods ...

Reparation and Preparation

by Rev. Canon David B. Tabo-oy v1It was the fifteenth year of the rule of Emperor Tiberius; Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his ...

A Voice That Sinks

By Shawn Marc Carreon Beneath Me Profanity becomes my stepping stool, I find peace behind screams of anger, Loving what I've held beyond this, Looking straight into darkness. Agitated, what's ...

Autism spectrum disorder

By Penelope A. Domogo, MD Autism was unheard of when I was in medical school- that was fifty years ago. Well, in the Philippines, that is, as far as I ...

What She Was

By Shawn Marc B. Carreon Applause surrounds her every move, Twist and turn, her body stands true, An ambience of hope is trying to pursue, See it as I do, ...

Farther Into Existence

By Shawn Marc Carreon As our hearts beat to the synths of life, Blood rushing through, flowing with strife, Further along, we ascend to such heights Our eyes open upon ...

Do long-distance relationships work? Research, tips, and coping techniques

Medically reviewed by Melissa Guarnaccia, LCSW Updated October 14, 2024by BetterHelp Editorial Team Although updated evidence may be needed, research suggests that approximately 40% of long-distance relationships break up during ...

Living within

When my head thinks too much, I find myself living no longer in the present, but inside my own head. It was always easier to focus my attention inside instead ...

I deny what’s true and live what ‘was’

My hands, were once dormant, but now bloomand unfold, As autumn seeps, softly spreading gold. My fingertips brush against love's engraving sigh, A silhouette I've touched, carried by the winds' ...

Disease does not happen in a day

When you get colds, what comes first in your mind as to the cause? “Ahh, it’s because I got wet in the rain.” Or “It was windy and I didn’t ...