Cathren Housley

AltHealth: Summer Advisories

HEAT The first heat wave of 2019 has come and gone, leaving a few fatalities in its wake. In the US nationwide, at least six deaths were caused by excessive heat. And on Sunday, July 1, three dogs died in Jamestown after being left in a car with the windows rolled up. It was nearly […]

Advice From the Trenches

Advice from the Trenches: 23 and Me

Dear Dr. B and C, I don’t know what to do. I am extremely upset and agitated, and I haven’t slept since I’ve found out. In a way, I feel violated all over again. I should tell you what happened. Thirty years ago, when I was 15, something terrible happened that I don’t want to […]

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AltHealth: CDC’s Latest Outbreaking News

I like to check out the CDC.gov website at least every other week to catch the latest Vital Signs and outbreak warnings. I’ve become accustomed to the posts about Ebola and measles, but on July 9, the CDC headlines were about a rare but serious illness I’d never heard of before – acute flaccid myelitis, […]

Advice From the Trenches

Advice from the Trenches: Sibling Rivals

Dear C and Dr. B; My sister is mentally ill, and can also be just mean. This Saturday, on her birthday, I was supposed to call her at 10am. As I was reaching for the phone at 10:01am, it rang. It was my sister, yelling: “You were supposed to call me at 10!” I humored […]

Cannabis

AltHealth: Where Does the Science on CBD Stand?

I began taking an interest in the recent medical findings on CBD after the product itself invaded my online life. I couldn’t open my email without 50 offers cluttering my box – CBD coffee, oil, gummy bears and herbal capsules, all of them promising to change my life. And it wasn’t just my mail. Advertising […]

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Advice from the Trenches: Medical Marijuana Debate

Dear C and Dr. B.; I smoke marijuana nightly because it helps calm my mind and makes it easier to fall and stay asleep. What I want to know is why my psychiatrist tells me it is not really a great idea and that in the long run, I am harming myself. He also says […]

Lifestyle

AltHealth: Senior Moment

My friend Laura turned 65 last week and she’s angry as hell. As well she might be – the US government threw her one helluva surprise party. Laura has been a freelance artist her entire adult life. For most of that time, she was without health insurance, but in 2014, Obamacare bestowed the gift of […]

Advice From the Trenches

Advice from the Trenches: Intimacy Conundrum

Dear C and Dr. B; I’m 18 and this is my first year in college. I found a boyfriend and I am really into him, but I have a problem – I just can’t get intimate with him. I want to, but I feel repulsed just thinking about it. I keep the feeling to myself, […]

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Posted on May 29, 2019January 14, 2020
Cathren Housley
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Advice from the Trenches: Whose Happiness Matters More?

Dear C and Dr. B; The first time I saw Brian was at the Starbucks downtown, and I remember thinking that he had the most beautiful face I’d ever seen – soulful eyes, chiseled cheekbones, a perfect mouth. He seemed unapproachable and totally out of my league. He was also the saddest looking guy I’d […]

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Advice from the Trenches: Just a Girl Who Can’t Say No

Dear C and Dr. B; I had lunch with my cousin Mary today, and I mentioned a problem to her about a male friend who got unexpectedly pushy and I had to slap him and throw him out. She said, “Really? That happened to me last month, but I didn’t want to hurt the guy’s […]

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AltHealth: Summer Advisories

Advice from the Trenches: 23 and Me

AltHealth: CDC’s Latest Outbreaking News

Advice from the Trenches: Sibling Rivals

AltHealth: Where Does the Science on CBD Stand?

Advice from the Trenches: Medical Marijuana Debate

AltHealth: Senior Moment

Advice from the Trenches: Intimacy Conundrum

Advice from the Trenches: Whose Happiness Matters More?

Advice from the Trenches: Just a Girl Who Can’t Say No