Here at Focused Solutions Consulting LLC, we love food and we love to create new recipes or expand on those we know, because food is really one of life’s pleasures. And we love to share those recipes with you as well. So, please “travel” along with us during our culinary exploits and we hope that you try some of our […]
Here at Focused Solutions Consulting LLC we believe in empowering ourselves and others. Here is a link to a great article referring to a recent and relevant study about how learning self-defense skills can help women empower themselves and if needed, defend themselves against assault. Learning proper self-defense skills builds confidence, helps women walk more confidently and thus also changes […]
Here at Focused Solutions Consuling LLC we are all about empowerment. Now, we just read about a really great idea to empower the very young and the very old, by putting a retirement home together with a preschool. In this case, not only did the older generation feel less lonely as they now seem to have found a new “place” […]
Our theme this month is the effects of loneliness on health and well being, as loneliness is actually a very serious problem to good health, whereas a shift has occurred that views loneliness not just as a social problem, but rather, a “public health crisis” (Shulevitz, 2013), especially given that more people grow older, but not necessarily with good social […]
Here is a brief summary on how childhood bullying has long-term effect. Parents, please talk to you chid(ren) about bullying … and listen to them carefully when they talk to you about it.
Our theme this month is the effects of loneliness on health and well being, as loneliness is actually a very serious problem to health. In this case being alone, which can be very beneficial at times, should not be confused with actual loneliness. According to Cope (2014), “being alone is a state of being; loneliness is a state of mind.” […]
Now, how many of us step on the scale on a daily basis and get dismayed that the scale has stayed the same or worse, moved up? Probably a lot, because there is a lot of emphasis on “weight” and with that size. While a good “weight range” is absolutely desirable, there might be other factors that will really determine […]
Here at Focused Solutions Consulting LLC, we love food and we love to create new recipes or expand on those we know. We also believe in good nutrition while enjoying one of life’s pleasures! And we love to share those recipes with you as well. So, please “travel” along with us during our culinary exploits and we hope that you […]
Let’s admit it, humans are social creatures and we like to spend time with people around us. But there are also time that being alone is really good and that time by yourself can actually benefit you in many more ways than you think. Please remember, don’t confuse being alone with being or feeling lonely, which is not good for […]
Child sexual abuse might very well be more prevalent than the numbers tell us. One of the explanations for this phenomenon is that abusers encourage children to keep their actions “secret” and “special.” Moreover, in many cases that I have seen, those who were sexually abuse were told not to tell anyone because in case they do, some “beloved” person […]