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Embracing a Terminal Illness
Fred Lanphear shares how his recent diagnosis of Lou Gehrig’s Disease brought a beautiful opportunity of growth to the Songaia Cohousing Community, which he cofounded.
Sleeping on Wool Felts
Eliana Jantz, bed designer and founder of Shepherd’s Dream, is now forming a felting collective in Montague, California to focus on wool felts as the perfect sleep system.
Environmentally sensitive need young champion for their cause
Hannah Taylor is only 11 years old and has already raised over a million dollars to fight homelessness in Canada through her charity The Ladybug Foundation.
The True Need for Community
Can community meet the needs that one man hasn’t been able to meet on his own? Joshua Canter searches for the answer to this and other deep questions about life, meaning, and connection.
Christmas, EI-style
Just because you are challenged with environmental illness, there’s no need to skimp when it comes to seasonal celebration. Find out how others express their holiday cheer.
Celebrating Chanukah When You’re Chemically Sensitive
These less toxic substitutes for fun Chanukah rituals can help you continue to honor your holiday tradition each year without compromising your health.
Coping with Chronic Illness During the Holidays
by Cynthia Perkins, M.Ed. | Unable to attend family holiday celebrations due to chronic illness? Here are some tips for making the holiday season a time to look forward to no matter what your circumstance.
Destined for Desert
In 1998, while backpacking through the Middle East, I fell head-over-heels for a dashing Bedouin living in the desert in southern Jordan. I stayed for 5 weeks, learning how to bake bread under the fire coals in the sand, play the Arabic hand drum (dumbek), and say “I love you” in Arabic.
Environmental Toxins and Addiction
by Cynthia Perkins, M.Ed. | A sobriety coach and recovered alcohol and drug addict discusses how environmental toxins affect the neurotransmitters in the reward pathway of the brain.
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