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    THE ENDS NEVER JUSTIFY THE MEANS: Gandhi’s radical lesson for today

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    TYING UP LOOSE ENDS: One last—and glorious—day in La Paz, Mexico [Part 7]

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Gabriella Lancia
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NEW YEAR, NEW YOU?: Complexities of resolutions and goals

Gabriella Lancia·January 17, 2014
“I can’t dance.” Those were the first three words I uttered when my best friend dragged me along to a...
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CHANGING SEASONS, CHANGING MOODS: Seasonal affective disorder in the winter months

Gabriella Lancia·December 3, 2013
It’s amazing how much the seasons can affect your mood. Every year at roughly the same time, the weather gets...
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YOUTHFUL BEGINNINGS: Delayed adulthood and navigating the transition years

Gabriella Lancia·November 16, 2013
In today’s career driven world, it’s very easy to assume that almost everyone has figured out exactly what they want...
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BOUNDARIES IN AN OVERCONNECTED WORLD: Setting Limits to Preserve your Focus, Privacy, Relationships and Sanity [book review]

Gabriella Lancia·October 17, 2013
BOUNDARIES IN AN OVERCONNECTED WORLD: Setting Limits to Preserve your Focus, Privacy, Relationships and Sanity Anne Katherine [New World Library, 280...
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HOW CAN YOU FORGET?: Living and dealing with Alzheimer’s disease

Gabriella Lancia·October 15, 2013
Imagine waking up and not being able to remember. At first, it might start off with the little things. Forgetting...
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BIRTH ORDER: The reflective nature of the theory

Gabriella Lancia·October 7, 2013
I’ve never felt the analogy, “You never know what you’ve got until its gone” to be more true in the...
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LEARNING TO FLY: Symbolic meanings of the butterfly

Gabriella Lancia·September 23, 2013
Watching a butterfly flutter from flower to flower, gently brushing its wings over the edge of a window or even...
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CELEBRATE EMOTIONAL STRENGTH: Asking the “why?” question and raising suicide awareness

Gabriella Lancia·September 12, 2013
When we think of the word “strong,” often the first thing that comes to mind is bulging biceps and toned...
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I AM ME: Redefining the way we think about ourselves

Gabriella Lancia·May 14, 2013
“You have to stop defining yourself as the girl with depression or the girl with anxiety, because now, you have...
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MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE: The changing nature of the sick day

Gabriella Lancia·May 12, 2013
“Mental health day” has become a popular term used in the workplace when taking a day off that does not...
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BODY ART & STORYTELLING: Meaningful expressions of individualism

Gabriella Lancia·April 11, 2013
Body art has been a central part of humankind’s means of expression throughout history. It may be argued that the...
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MOOD DIET: Gluten intolerance and food’s effect on mood

Gabriella Lancia·April 5, 2013
When first diagnosed with celiac disease—a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from...
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LET’S TALK: Removing the stigma surrounding mental health

Gabriella Lancia·April 2, 2013
I’d been hearing about it for months. Over the radio on my way to work. On Twitter and Facebook. Even...
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