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DUI – Please Don’t Drink and Drive

by Dr. Neill Neill

September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. As I pause and look back over the alcohol-related deaths and injuries of people I’ve known, I feel sad that it is still happening. A driver’s speed with alcohol took our mother away from my three younger brothers and me when I was 16. She left the house. Within ten minutes there was a knock at the door. An uncle uttered the simple words, “Doreen is gone.” Video: “Everbody Hurts.”

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Grieving, Tears and Healing

by Dr. Neill Neill

Feeling sad? Grieving a loss? Anticipating a death? Sit yourself down, give yourself a hug and let the tears and healing begin.

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Family Peace and Holiday Stress

by Dr. Neill Neill

For most families the holiday season is an emotional time. Our young children make more demands upon us. Our adult children expect something of us. If our parents are alive, they may have expectations of us. Our friends may expect us to go shopping with them or go to parties—thus causing holiday stress!

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Elder Care: Institutional or Home Care?

by Dr. Neill Neill

There has been much in the news about bed closures in care facilities, new nursing homes opening, and the stress for the elderly of being moved. Many issues should be taken into consideration when deciding if an elder care facility is the right choice. Sometimes it is not.

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Moral Evasion through Pop Psychology

by Dr. Neill Neill

Pop psychology has worked its way into our culture. If a man makes a mistake, its OK to blame it on something he ate or an addiction he has. Has pop psychology made it so people no longer have to accept responsibility for their own actions? Is pop psychology making us a society of victims?

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