by Joan R. Shepherd, FNP | Jul 31, 2018
A body, left to its own devices, manages pretty well. Breathing, digestion, circulation, and metabolism are all nicely orchestrated with only the minimal input from the inhabitant of said body. A little food, a little water, a little oxygen and the body is good to go....
by Joan Shepherd, FNP | Nov 13, 2017
I recently attended a conference where participants were challenged to surrender their electronics, tobacco products, alcohol, sugar, caffeine, gum, any medications or supplements not prescribed by a medical provider, and between-meal snacks for the duration of the...
by Joan Shepherd, FNP | May 10, 2017
If you are daring to stop using drugs or alcohol, you are daring to believe there is something better out there for you. It is a huge leap of faith to give up something that has so consistently given what you’ve asked of it: ease of mind, release of tension, the...
by Joan R. Shepherd, FNP | Nov 1, 2016
A podcast I often recommend to patients is The Bubble Hour (www.thebubblehour.com). On a recent episode the discussion was about relapse. Two women in long -term recovery discuss what it’s like for them when friends relapse. One of them quoted Anne Lamott, who...
