By Jill Parshley-Cardillo My first love was my Teddy Bear. He was black and white and furry all over. I took him with me everywhere. I lost him in Jackson Heights, NY while accompanying my mom as she helped one of our relatives move. That was my first funeral; burying Teddy without his actual corpse. […]
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Hi my name is Jill Parshley-Cardillo. I was born and raised in Astoria, Queens in New York City. I am proud to say my sister, Kim Parshley, is the founder of: https://www.chooseafamily.com. She is the strawberry blonde actress with a bright smile, deep dimples and warm heart in the Choose A Family commercial, which you can […]
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By Dr. Nero Cavalieri It was Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor-philosopher who said, “All is as thinking makes it so.” What he meant was because we react to life’s events through the use of our five senses, the way we perceive anything is predicated on how we think about it. In other words, the things […]
Continue reading "The Power of Self-Talk"By Dr. Nero Cavalieri It is a well established fact that our mental status affects our body in many ways. For example, stress, in particular, chronic stress, can lead to a weakening and even breakdown of the immune system which then makes us susceptible to all sorts of diseases including heart attacks […]
Continue reading "You Don’t Have To Be Lonely"By Dr. Nero Cavaliere A platonic relationship is one that exists between a man and woman that is devoid of any sexual intimacy; being friends without benefits, as it is known today. Is it unrealistic to think that a man and woman can maintain a purely non-sexual relationship? I believe they can […]
Continue reading "Can a Man and Woman have a Platonic Relationship"There’s something about fur and four legs that we can’t get enough of. Maybe it’s the floppy ears on some, the wrinkled faces on others or their small size, but whatever it is, pets make us smile. In a recent therapy dog visit at Caldwell College in New Jersey, they’ve even proved to do much more. The […]
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