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By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Writer Existing in today’s world is a daily challenge. With the changes brought on by technology, health concerns, family relationships, governmental oversight and business challenges, it is an awesome task to be courageous and not be ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Writer For many of people, when things are not going the way they would like, they resort to anger, fear, complaining, or even feelings of hopelessness or self-blame. “What did I do wrong? What else could ...

By Ettie Rutherford Wellness Columnist “No problem. I can do that for you.” Those are words that are usually said by people, who feel that they are more efficient, or more indispensable, than others. They are also the ones who ...

By Rachel Cohen, Amy Slater and Jasmine Fardouly Guest Writers Social media use is often described as being problematic for mental health and body image. But is all social media use bad? Our new research shows that viewing body positive Instagram ...

By Ettie Rutherford Wellness Specialist Trying to live among the challenges of today’s world, is like stepping, barefooted, through an unknown field, and always wondering what will be the next happening, to demand attention. On a daily basis, our lives ...

By Ettie Rutherford Wellness Columnist Over the years, much has been said about taking personal responsibility for the trajectory of our lives. Quite often we might have blamed others for disappointments, challenges or disasters, instead of looking, in an unbiased ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Writer Reaching for the sky in today’s world, is an onerous task. There are days, when we really need a jolt to even look upward, because there are so many distractions, detours and negative happenings, not ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Writer The old adage, “Do not bite off more than you can chew”, reminds us to “take it easy”. This is so important in this fast-paced world, in the which we live. So, although yesterday was ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Writer I think you can agree, that although everyone strive to be successful, the prerequisites for success, as an adult, are never taught in school. Consequently, if you want to succeed you are on your own. ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Writer For many of us it is very difficult to just do what we can, instead of yearning after what seems to be missing from our lives. Instead of building on our strengths, our experiences and ...