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Healing From Injury

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Healing From Injury

ByMike McBride June 5, 2017September 13, 2020 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The other day, my friend Hannah, who is a runner in the very real sense, (she’s run the Boston Marathon, as opposed to the “runner” I am, where I run out for pizza.) posted something to her Instagram account about her recovery from an ankle injury that I thought was beautiful: Injury continues to teach…

There are no Simple Hugs To Survivors

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There are no Simple Hugs To Survivors

ByMike McBride December 27, 2014December 17, 2020 Reading Time: 2 minutes

I was bemused when I saw the title of a recent article on Psych Central: The Power of a Simple Hug as a Natural Anti-Depressant Not that the content of the article surprised me, I’ve long known, and written about, the power of touch, and the ability of a hug to calm the boy and…