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Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity The Mental Game of Baseball The great Babe Ruth said: “You can’t hit the ball, if you don’t swing the bat.” His wisdom played out with the story of a pretee...

Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity A panicked dad The father of a 17-year-old son, Marty, who is a high school wrestler, called me in panic to say that his son’s performance on the mat and at...

Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity Satiety is a perception The name, “Jack Sprat,” taken from a nursery rhyme was used for people of small stature in the 16th century. However, my tale has to...

Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity The restraints of time From the Dark Ages, the treatment of those mentally ill has progressed from chaining to a wall those afflicted with mental disturbanc...

Dr. Christine M. Silverstein Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity Taking the frost out of the bite During a very frosty winter’s day, a colleague of mine, who is an animal activist, hear...

By Dr. Christine M. Silverstein Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity It was New Year’s Eve 2024, and my husband and I were quietly eating our last celebratory feast of the year at a restaur...

Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity At this time of the year, everyday people, like you, begin to think of what their goals are for their New Year’s resolutions and ask themselves what they wou...

 Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity Have you ever reflected on how the location of where you lived as a child and who your parents were helped you to evolve into the person you are today and t...

Adapted from Wrestling Through Adversity Miscarriages of Justice Last year it was particularly egregious to witness the maternal death of women after having a miscarriage. While telling their storie...

Adapted from Wrestling Through Adversity: Empowering Children, Teens, & Young Adults to Win in Life We all have memories from the past. Some are pleasant, like going to Jones Beach on Long Island...