Category: community
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Must watch Video on Bear Hunt. Then funny bear video.

Ronald Bergeron, one of the commissioners, said he can’t vote for any quota is against the hunt because he doesn’t see the science. He believes that bears are an icon of Florida. He think the train has moved very rapidly.
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Stop the bear hunt, save the panthers. manatee’s you’re next. SOS SOS Please help us! save our Florida!

“Despite throngs of protesters, bear advocates were dealt a crushing defeat Wednesday when the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved the killing of 320 bears next month during the state’s first bear hunting season in more than 20 years.
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I’m Sober, Now What?

We also need to clarify that drug use, abuse or addiction is all about dopamine and that our drug of choice can be prescriptions, weed, alcohol, heroin, sugar, coffee, sex, porn, exercise, even a person or relationship!
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DOC VS GLOCKS: TAKE A BREATH!

After you’ve take your deep breath. Tell that person in the nicest doctor voice you (Think George Clooney on ER). Say this. “I hear you!” Then take another breath and offer that person a private place to calm themselves down and in fact offer that deep breath to them.
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How to Love an Addict

How to Love an Addict by Darcy Flierl Addiction. We’ve made progress over the last decade. The stigma is decreasing and we are openly discussing it. Once upon a time, if your parent, spouse, or child suffered from alcohol or drug abuse, it was the family secret. Now, I talk to people every day who…
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Blogging 101: The Tenacious, Courageous Writer

WordPress has a great program called Blogging 101. Even though I’ve been blogging there is so much I can learn. I’m terribly behind. I’m having issues with some of the technical things. Usually, I write in the morning and my cat MeMe has been very time consuming with go out, come in, feed me, not…
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It’s More Than Just a Sock

Guest Blog: It’s More Than Just a Sock by Darcy Flierl It’s a sleepy, over cast Saturday morning and today I will be volunteering at our local mall to spread the word about the important impact having family meals can have on your children. My first words to my husband before my eyes even open,…
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Managing caregiver stress and preventing burnout.

“For stress of any significant duration – from a few days to a few months or years, as happens in real life – all aspects of immunity went downhill. Thus long-term or chronic stress, through too much wear and tear, can ravage the immune system
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I’ll miss you Jon Stewart! Here is some advice for you. Don’t listen to anyone’s advice.
I’ll miss you Jon Stewart! Here is some advice for you. Don’t listen to anyone’s advice. A long time ago in a galaxy far away when I lived Boca and my son was a teenager I got turned on to the Daily Show. At the time I was pretty addicted to C-span which I got…
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When will our medical community step and do something about people getting sick and dying in the Indian River Lagoon

When will our medical community step and do something about people getting sick and dying in the Indian River Lagoon? I just want to say THANK YOU to our TC Palm reporters and also to Eye on Miami for actually paying attention to this issue and being a supportive voice and advocate for our Indian…