I know we are divided and reduced to Left vs Right. But can we please make a pledge to come together and end factory farms? People get on my case for not taking a stronger stance on issues. I do, I just don’t blow-spit them in your face. Factory farming is one. So here it […]
A lazy Saturday scroll through Facebook and saw a friend died. My friend, now cold and stiff, tagged in the post by a family member. My eyes popped slightly, a rush of adrenaline. When was the last time I spoke to him? Jesus, Death? I thought he was doing well. Well, death doesn’t care if […]
This is dedicated to the easily offended. If you need advice on how to become less offended and less stressed, email me. Get out of each other's underwear drawer! I was about to jump in the pool and swim some laps, but first, I had something to say. I'm so tired of the easily offended. […]
Dr. Erin here. I’m excited to post a really intriguing conversation I had here in New York City with Steve Dakh, one of the co-founders of the blockchain Ethereum, as well as one of the creators of KryptoKit, a wallet for cryptocurrencies. Steve is the horse’s mouth when it comes to crypto: He knows everything […]
Since I was in middle school, I’ve never liked the idea of latching on to any political ideology as truth. Why do I have to pick a side? Wouldn’t my views evolve as I aged? Won’t specific issues become less or more important to me as I get older and, hopefully, wiser? Wouldn’t I have […]
From nuclear war to mass shootings, we worry about a lot of things that could kill a lot of people. I mostly worry about emerging infectious diseases or EIDs. It could be a vector-borne disease, like ones transmitted by mosquitoes. Dengue fever is an example. It could be a zoonotic disease, or one that jumps […]
After sharing my eccentric journey to recovery in a new book, I’ve been accused of being anti-psychiatry. I’m not anti-psychiatry. I’m only anti-psychiatry if it means questioning the long-term efficacy of antidepressants, drug-biased research and the accuracy of making quick diagnoses without objective evidence. I’m anti-psychiatry if it means campaigning for a better mental health […]
Next time you read a negative review or comment about you or your business, remember this ratio, take a deep breath and tell yourself, "It's just math." ???????????? A post shared by BloomingWellness (@blooming_wellness) on May 7, 2018 at 8:27am PDT
By: Erin Stair, MD, MPH Hypnobirthing during pregnancy is gaining traction in the United States, and more and more birth professionals are becoming certified as hypnobirthing instructors. It’s already hugely popular overseas, and a lot of my ZENBand customers are pregnant women who use the bands for hypnobirthing. Still, many people in the states don’t […]
Below is a video interview I did with Gabe Howard and The Psych Central Podcast about my book Manic Kingdom, mental illness and embracing ambiguity. I will admit that I was caught off guard during the interview, because I didn’t realize it was expected that each guest has a mental illness diagnosis. ( I should […]
I’m a little late with these! Here are the top 3 wellness headlines for the week, as picked out by my dog, our chief Blooming Wellness mascot, Barnaby. 😉 These are 3 very short videos from my Instagram page, but I promise you’ll learn something by watching each. Drinking makes you live longer? Nuts and […]
Interview & Blog by Dr. Erin Stair Hi guys. Below is a fun, casual, organic, informative and entertaining conversation I had with Christopher and Robyn Alesich. They are married to each other, polygamists and founders of SisterWives.Com, the largest polygamy dating site and the only polygamy matchmaking site on the web. They were also delightful […]
The top 3 wellness headlines, as picked out by my dog Barnaby Fluffpuff, for the week involve: camels, beauty pageants and Botox McDonalds French fries and a cure for balding Mosquitoes and swatting Enjoy, and despite the homemade quality of the videos, my sense of humor and sarcasm, I hope you learn something. 🙂 – […]