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Gamer-Affirmative Therapy – What is it and why is it important?

Posted on 22 November 2010 | 2 Comments

My friend Mike Langlois, LICSW talks about Gamer-Affirmative Therapy.
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Let me know what you think about this.

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A Great Food Blog from the Folks at Yale

Posted on 7 March 2010 | Leave a comment

As part of the Psychology, Biology, and Politics of Food class I'm taking, I came across this great blog, Rudd Sound Bites from the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity.

The blog features brief, informative posts that have quite a bit of information, They've even got a podcast on iTunes. 

I hope you'll get a chance to check out Rudd Sound Bites:  Where Food Policy Meets Real Life.

There is a lot happening in the garden this week and I look forward to showing you what I've been up to!  Stay tuned.

Cynthia

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Cynthia McKenna is a psychotherapist in private practice in the beautiful Texas Hill Country.  She loves helping people create the happy, healthy lives they long for.  You can learn more about her therapy practice at her website.

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Psychology, Biology, and the Politics of Food

Posted on 16 February 2010 | Leave a comment

Yale University offers Open Yale Courses on a variety of topics and I was thrilled when my friend Lorrie sent me the link to this course

The Psychology, Biology, and Politics of Food

The course is taught by

Kelly D. Brownell is Professor of Psychology, Epidemiology, and Public Health, and Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale, where he also served as Chair of the Department of Psychology and Master of Silliman College….Time magazine listed Kelly Brownell among “The World’s 100 Most Influential People” in its special Time 100 issue featuring those “…whose power, talent or moral example is transforming the world.” Taken from the Open Yale Courses website

The 23 class sessions are each about an hour long and available in audio and video formats.

And they’re free.

I’ve done extensive continuing education in the field of  Mind-Body Medicine and often talk about health, food, and wellness issues as a therapist.  I think this course will be enlightening and I hope you join me in learning more about The Psychology, Biology, and Politics of Food.

A big Thank You to Yale University for its commitment to expand access to education.

Take care,

Cynthia

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Cynthia McKenna is a therapist in private practice in the beautiful Texas Hill Country.  She is committed to helping her clients achieve health and wellness in their lives.  To learn more about her psychotherapy practice, please visit her website.

 

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Checking in on the Compost Tea

Posted on 15 November 2009 | Leave a comment

 
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The technical name for compost tea is, "actively aerated compost tea"  That is what the air pump and air stones are all about – putting as much oxygen into the water as possible.  This makes a healthy environment for the bacteria and fungai to grow, and multiply like crazy.

Compost tea should smell earthy.  It might smell sweet like molasses if you added molasses.  It might smell yeasty.  If your compost tea is really stinky, it's gone anaerobic and that's a bad thing.  That means you are growing bad or dangerous bacteria and you don't want to put them into your garden or onto your plants.  Dump it out and start a fresh batch.

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Cynthia McKenna is a psychotherapist in private practice in the Texas Hill Country.  You can learn more about her at www.cynthiamckennacounseling.com

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