How To Get Healthy

 Virtually, as soon as you announce you are expecting a little one, the advice starts rolling in: do not drink caffeine; do not eat strawberries; do not sleep on your right side. Some of the information is not so good; some are spot-on, but it is all intended to help you have a healthy baby. Now, there is an important new piece of advice moms-to-be should pay attention to treat their prenatal depression. Depression during pregnancy can have lasting effects that continue long after the baby is born. Researchers state that a mother’s prenatal depression can lead to depression in the child by the time he or she is 18. There are about 11% cases of adolescent depression among children born to women with prenatal depression who had symptoms of the condition by age 18, compared to 7% of adolescents with mothers who were not depressed during pregnancy. The findings are alarming, especially considering the rate of prenatal depression. The condition is common during pregnancy; in fact, ...

 So, you have started seeing someone, first just for companionship, not looking for any long-term entanglement. Now it feels like there could be something there, and you want more. What you are experiencing is a need to share and interact with another human being on a more intimate level. That’s all fine and good, healthy, in fact. However, you harbor a secret: you are an alcoholic. You really do not want to tell this person your whole story. Maybe, if you keep it hidden, things will work out okay. Don’t delude yourself. You have to be truthful. If you don’t, somewhere down the line, it will come out anyway, and you will likely lose the relationship. But how and when should you come clean? How do you tell someone you care about that alcohol is addictive for you? If you are new to recovery, this may be the first time in a long time that you have been in a frame of mind to even have a relationship on a deeper level with another individual. This may not be something you want to hea...