It rained all day today. This is what we in South Florida refer to as "crappy weather."

Granted, my version of crappy weather is not your version of crappy weather. Crappy weather here, for the most part, is when it is either 55 degrees or lower, or if it...

What if you had the option to renew your marriage license every five years?

Before you get all "She hates marriage!!1!1!" in the comments, know this: I loved being married, and I highly recommend it.

That being said, the way things are set up now just isn't working....

Having difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep? Here are some tips to help you get a good night's rest.

How can you tell if you're sleep-deprived? Here's a helpful quiz.

Here's to getting a good night's rest!

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"Awesome" is a word I reserve for a few select things I have experienced, including: walking on the Great Wall of China; seeing my books in print for the first time; and my mom's Reuben sandwiches. Art Basel Miami Beach is also on that list.

It goes without saying...

So the boyfriend and I are on our way to the Everglades to meet up with a friend of ours and bike the Everglades' Shark Valley Loop Trail. I love the outdoors, I love exercising: this was perfect.

And then I realized I was going to be biking 15.4...

You've had it with the holidays. It's run, run, run, spend, spend, spend. You are actually happy when they are over. So how can you get through the holidays, and maybe actually enjoy them?

1. Embrace Imperfection

Sometimes the holidays are more like a Charlie Brown Christmas tree than...

I remember the first news story I read about pythons in the Everglades. It was accompanied by a photo of a python who had dined on an alligator. Meal time did not end well for either one of them. After getting over my feeling of nausea from seeing a photo...

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, many of us start turning our attention to what we have to be thankful for -- family, friends or maybe even just that we were able to wake up this morning. And, like many of us, once the holiday passes, thankfulness returns to the back of...

Does spirituality make a difference in how a patient adjusts to breast cancer? According to recent studies, the answer is yes. It does depend, however, on whether spirituality/religiosity was already part of a patient's life prior to diagnosis.

And while we may be pretty clear about what religiosity is, what...

On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, countless television channels will be airing replays of the traumatic events of that day. It is in your best interest, psychologically, not to watch that coverage.

When you watch disturbing events, such as 9/11, on television, you can experience feelings of anxiety, despair and...

Yesterday, I saw a commercial for a "mom" show on a major cable network. The hosts were describing (and showing in graphic detail) all of the things that frazzle them as moms -- kids screaming and crying, messiness everywhere, never getting a break -- basically all the unpleasant things about...

I once was a college student with ADHD. I remember going to the library with my friends, and I would marvel at how they could sit and study for hours at a time. And they could sit still! No fidgeting, no bouncing of the leg. I would wonder to myself...

As soon as that light flashes, you must check your phone. It's like a reflex -- you don't even notice how constantly checking your phone affects you and the people around you. If extraterrestrials observed our day-to-day lives, they would wonder how these little devices were able to take complete...

I was a college student for 11 years (getting four degrees, including a PhD, will do that to you). I'm also an adjunct professor, so I've been at the other side of the classroom as well. Here are 50 things I've learned from being a college student and a professor....

So is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) a real thing, or is it just a byproduct of the times we live in? We have overcommitted, over-scheduled and overextended ourselves. We have to answer our emails right now. We have to check Facebook as soon as we wake up in the...

Why have famous musicians died at 27?

The news of Amy Winehouse's death is tragic not only due to the fact that she had so much talent, but also because she was young, and her death was most likely brought on by her addictions.

Amy Winehouse was 27...

Many people ask me what the difference is between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Both ADHD and OCD seem to be highly heritable: if you have it, it's likely that at least one of your parents also has it. When you have ADHD, one of the...