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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

PTSD is an insidious chronic condition that can affect soldiers, emergency responders, or just about anyone who encounters a traumatic experience.
Renko StyrankaApr 6th, 2012

Navigating Canadian health care and chronic pain

Getting answers to illness and pain can be a lot like stepping into a Robin Cook novel.
Renko StyrankaMar 31st, 2012

Meditation and chronic pain

If neither you nor anyone immediate to you has had chronic pain, it is nearly impossible to relate to.
Renko StyrankaMar 7th, 2012

Surfing addiction

Surfing and surf culture are riddled with pitfalls similar to drug addiction.
Renko StyrankaFeb 17th, 2012

Sexy knots of desire

Even at age 10, I realized the ludicrousness of Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore sleeping in separate beds.
Renko StyrankaFeb 2nd, 2012

Gods worshipped by the power elite

Every avowed Christian president of the U.S.A has blatantly ignored at least two Commandments.
Renko StyrankaJan 12th, 2012

A final Zen koan: so bloody what?

Mystical searching has become a hodgepodge. The art of breaking ground with your shovel and digging deep in one spot has become rare.
Renko StyrankaDec 16th, 2011
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