Month: August 2021
Improving Mental and Physical Wellness Through Reflective Journaling
Reflective journaling is an effective adult learning method for making sense of and expanding knowledge. A patient’s application of reflective journaling after a medical appointment can greatly influence learning self-health approaches, enforce long-term memory, influence a change in the brain, and accelerate recovery. Applying this technique when suffering from PTSD, TBI, anxiety, or depression influences Read more
The Effects of Maternal Stress on Fetal Development
A mixture of emotions run through our minds as I give my wife and two daughters a hug before departing again for another combat deployment. I had only been home with my family for a few months after finishing my first twelve-month deployment to Iraq, and now I was headed back again. My two youngest Read more
Book Review: Freedom by Sebastian Junger
This book’s genre differs from other books I have reviewed this past year, as my focus has been on a functional medicine approach to mind and wellness. There are a few points I pulled from this book that can contribute toward improved health and wellness. Reading Sebastian Junger’s book Freedom influences one to reflect on Read more