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
What’s the deal with cell phones, wireless and pregnancy? While the latest and greatest new gadget is exciting and trendy, I always wonder how it impacts our health. No one ever discusses health implications when a new phone or wireless gadget hits the market, because we are way more focused on all the cool things […]
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. 🙂 – […]
Today is February 2nd, and hopefully you are wearing RED to help promote awareness for heart disease in women. The American Heart Association, an organization that funds research and educates the public on all things heart disease, is doing a special fundraising campaign today- #WearRedandGive. If you click here, you can donate. I’m sure we […]
Happy Friday, friends. I had big plans to write a tight, informed blog post, and then I threw my neck out this AM. It was completely random and happened right as I got out of bed. After an instant rush of pain and the realization that my range of motion has been severely limited, I […]
Hi guys- It’s important to be informed. Here are Barnaby’s top wellness headlines from around the world for this week. They include: Expensive craps; Surfers having more of something than anyone else; Overdosing on Viagra; Tapeworms in Sushi; and Fabulous Bedside Manner. 😉 All of these wellness headlines are real and easily “google-able” if […]
By Rachel Lynch: Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, with 12.7 million new cases and 7.6 million deaths in 2008. Included in that statistic is a rare, but preventable, form of cancer – mesothelioma. The disease is caused by exposure to asbestos, a naturally occurring fiber and […]
Hi guys, Dr. Eeks here. For the record, any blog I’m associated with, I try to make that known in the first few sentences. So, this blog has to do with me. Recently I wrote a guest pieces for the National Association of Mental Illness ( NAMI) on stigma, doctors and med students with mental […]