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The Eight Signs of Emotional Eating PDF Print E-mail
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By Mike Smith

  A lot of people ask, "How do I know if I am overeating for emotional reasons?"



Luckily, figuring this out is one of the easiest things to do. There are very specific symptoms and signs that you can look for. If any of the following statements sound like they could apply to you, then it's likely you are struggling with emotional eating.

1. My hunger comes on suddenly.
Physical hunger comes on slowly. Hunger from emotional eating often comes on quickly and suddenly.

2. I crave specific foodsgenerally not carrot sticks or steamed broccoli.
Cravings for specific usually unhealthy foods are a sign of emotional eating. Often people like the rush they get from satisfying their cravings. That rush is fulfilling emotional hunger.

3. My hunger feels urgentI need a particular food right away and I'm willing to walk out of my way, or get in your car late at night, or raid my kid's Halloween candy to get it.
Physical hunger, unless you haven't eaten for a very long time, is usually pretty patient. It will
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Weddings Change With The Times PDF Print E-mail
By Roger Munns

  Not too long ago tradition dictated that a couple would date for an appropriate period of time, become engaged and finally get married. Often the wedding would be held at the local church or in another nearby location. The wedding details could be planned during the engagement.


But as times have changed, so have weddings and all to do with them. The practice of meeting someone and becoming intimate shortly thereafter has become the norm rather than the exception. Additionally, most people now accept that living together prior to marriage can strengthen the bond and make a wedding more meaningful when it does transpire.

However, there are mixed reactions to this new trend. Traditionalists still believe that living together should be saved for wedded couples. Nonetheless this trend is becoming increasingly more common and thus has gained the approval of many.

In recent times it seems that weddings have taken center stage in the scheme of expenses that a couple shells out. As many people wait longer to marry the idea of the parents of the bride paying for the wedding is
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Laurie B. Freeman - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist PDF Print E-mail
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Laurie Freeman, LMFT (http://www.lauriebfreeman.com) is a licensed family therapist with a practice on the northside of Indianapolis, IN. She specializes in family and play therapy but also has extensive experience with couples and individual clients. Training includes a Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy from the Christian Theological Seminary Training Center in Indianapolis. Laurie has also received additional training in play therapy and participates in ongoing play therapy supervision. She has worked for 5 years at the CTS Counseling Center Clinic in addition to her more recent private practice. Other counseling experience includes 2 years of volunteer work as a Guardian Ad Litem for Child Advocates in Indianapolis. Laurie is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapist and is a member of the Association for Play Therapy. She has also volunteered for several community events including a panel on guilt for the Greater Indianapolis Jewish Federation and a parenting panel for Hadassah. Counseling is a second career for Laurie. Prior to this training she has worked in sales and sales management for Prentice Hall College and Macmillan
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A Man Best Friend Is A Dog PDF Print E-mail
By Jason Swanson

  Dogs are man's best companion. Always loyal and ever loving, this feature has made canines a vital and public part of what is sharp fitting a mundane sort of therapy in many fitness worry facilities. Not just dogs but animals in universal have long been recognized as having a confident achieve on the curing course. Dogs, especially, have a kindly look.


These dogs help people survive with emotional issues, propose mean link, invoke lovely memories and they divert a guise's focus from the troubles of the day. That's why they've been used to great winner as helpers for those people who are in therapy. Dogs are specially educated for their jobs of ration to take precision of the sick, the elderly or the frail. Currently there are three types of therapy dogs:

a) Facility Therapy Dogs

b) Animal-Helped Therapy Dogs

c) Therapeutic Visitation Dogs

The first two types help pure therapists by encounter the requirements for a self's recovery. They are generally found in hospitals and are permanently assigned there. The most familiar style of therapeutic dog, however, is the
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Here are some of our associates:

- Get information about affairs at www.beyondaffairs.com

- Get information about anger and verbal abuse at www.compassion.com.  

- Get information about drug and alcohol rehabilitation at www.hazelden.com.


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