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By Georgianna Donadio, PhD – We all know that love — unconditional acceptance by another person — is what we want, need and desire. Love is vital to our health and well-being and is one of psychologist Abraham Maslow’s so-called “hierarchy of needs.” Yet finding the courage to love again is a complicated thing that [...]
By Georgianna Donadio, PhD – With such a strong emphasis on achievement, accumulation and recognition in our society, it can become easy to be discouraged or disappointed with who or what we perceive ourselves to be, especially in how we stack up in the “pecking order” with those around us. Being happy with yourself is a [...]
By Georgianna Donadio, PhD – Making your relationships more fulfilling for you as well as for the important people in your life is easier than you might think. Most of us simply forget what makes a good relationship, yet we know what it feels like when one of our relationships isn’t going well. Often, improving [...]
By Georgianna Donadio, PhD – Like most healthcare practitioners, I often hear clients discuss their fear of loving or trusting another person after they have been terribly disappointed or hurt in a romantic relationship. Being deeply hurt or emotionally wounded through deception, rejection or infidelity cuts to the quick of the human heart. Many of [...]
By Georgianna Donadio, PhD – If you want your health to be strong, your relationships have to be strong. A report in the Harvard Women’s Health Watch notes that research supports the benefits of relationships for overall well-being and longevity. The newsletter notes that “dozens of studies have shown that people who have satisfying relationships with family, friends, and [...]
By Georgianna Donadio, PhD – Albert Merhabien, the famed communication researcher, stated that nonverbal communication makes up almost 93 percent of all the “messages” we receive from other individuals. Others suggest that it is actually more like 60 percent to 70 percent of nonverbal communication that lets us know what others are really feeling. What [...]
NIWH Graduate Spotlight Questionnaire Cindy Luisi, BA, CCP, WHE, CDL Wellness Coach Q: What drew you to the Whole Health field and the National Institute of Whole Health? A: I was drawn to the Whole Health field as a way to find the purpose in my passions- psychology, fitness, and nutrition. I spent [...]
NIWH Graduate Spotlight Questionnaire CALANDRA EDDINGTON, BSN, RN Women’s Health Registered Nurse, Birth and Post-Partum Doula, Whole Health Patient Educator, Wellness Inventory Coach, Essential Oil Specialist Q: What drew you to the Whole Health field and the National Institute of Whole Health? A: During my nursing career, I felt there was more to nursing than [...]
By Georgianna Donadio, PhD – When couples are asked what it is in their relationship that makes them feel fulfilled, they inevitably answer that they feel “understood and cared about.” In contrast, bad feelings and unhappiness stem from the realization that the person we are most intimate with and care most deeply about doesn’t understand [...]
By Georgianna Donadio, PhD –I recently read a fascinating article about your brain on love, which discusses a study from Stony Brook University in New York that examined whether couples can still be very much in love after spending many married years together and whether they experience the same intense romantic feelings as do newly [...]
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