It's that time of year in Wisconsin when winter starts to drag on and on. People start feeling cooped up, impatient for spring and more annoyed with snowfall or cold weather than they were a month or two ago. So what's a person to do?
For many, the holidays bring a lot of joy. On the flip side, blown budgets, travel and family reunions can create holiday-related tension, but luckily, there are ways to proactively avoid it.
An independent film called "Face To Facebook" follows ArLynn Presser around the globe while she meets all of her Facebook friends, including one in Milwaukee. Presser, who lives in Chicago, suffered from severe anxiety and agoraphobia for 30 years.
To coincide with National Depression Awareness Month, Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW) will display artwork from Concordia students, faculty, staff members and the public at its fourth annual Faces of Depression exhibit.
Flower essences -- also called flower remedies -- are homeopathic "medicines" made from 100 percent spring water infused with wild flowers. They are available in Milwaukee at numerous markets and co-ops.
Saturday November 17th, 2012 – Fox Lake, IL I’m feeling the funk coming on, and not the way I like it. I wish I weren’t so familiar with this feeling, but I totally am. I need to batten down the hatches, and know that it’s going to eventually pass like a hu...
Wednesday June 6th, 2012 – Fox Lake, IL “And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” “It is always consoling to think of suicide: in that way one gets through many a bad night.” “Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laug...
Sunday June 3rd, 2012 – Chicago, IL I had a hot show tonight to close out my week at Zanies in Chicago, but unfortunately only 16 people were there to see it. There’s nothing I can do about that but give them my best, and that’s what I did – and they loved ...
Wednesday September 7th, 2011 - Fox Lake, IL I’ve been keeping up with my diet and exercise plan, and I don’t think I could feel much better. I’ve made it a high level priority, and I’m learning to thoroughly enjoy not only the benefits, but the process as well...
Sunday July 31st, 2011 - Fox Lake, IL The older I get and the longer my grandparents are gone, the more I realize how brilliant they were. They had their faults as all humans do, but their all around philosophies on life and methods of carrying them out that I ridiculed as a child are...