by Jeff Packer | Nov 22, 2024 | Affairs and Adultery, Change, Crisis, Death and Loss, Depression, Diabetes, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorder, Family, Friendship, Grief, Health & Fitness, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Mental Health, Parenting
Going into the New Year, I find myself again reflecting on all the ups and downs over this past year. Every year it amazes me to watch not only myself but others go through so much in a year and to keep pushing on. Through all the ups and the downs, I am always...
by Jeff Packer | Nov 14, 2024 | Diabetes, Family, Friendship, Health & Fitness, Mental Health
The United Nations (UN) adopted World Diabetes Day as a UN World Day in 2007. Although the day has been commemorated by IDF and the World Health Organization since 1991, this adoption catapulted the campaign to a global scale previously unmatched.* “We need to...
by Jeff Packer | Oct 25, 2024 | Anxiety, Depression, Diabetes, Eating Disorder, Mental Health, Stress
Acknowledging the Impact of Diabetes on Mental Health It is a difficult thing describing what it is like to live with Type 1 Diabetes. I have had the distinct honour of speaking at length, to hundreds of people managing diabetes every day, and together we still seem...
by Jeff Packer | Oct 16, 2024 | Anxiety, Crisis, Depression, Diabetes, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Sexuality, Spirituality, Trauma - PTS Reaction
TV – Mental Health Analogy If I were to try to explain how I feel it would go something like this. I am a TV. I have many channels. During a day my channels get changed. A few channels come in clear without a lot of “fuzzy”. Some channels I’m not sure have...
by Jeff Packer | Aug 6, 2024 | Addictions, Anxiety, Change, Depression, Diabetes, Eating Disorder, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Sexuality, Stress
Gettin Rid of “Stinkin Thinkin” Imagine your brain like a massive hard drive, super storage space, maybe a gazillion terabytes (that’s a lot of stuff on our minds). What do you think is on it at birth? How much information is on the brain of a newly...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 18, 2024 | Anxiety, Diabetes, Eating Disorder, Health & Fitness, Holidays / Vacation, Mental Health
Managing Type 1 Diabetes is Complex! People who have type 1 diabetes spend significant energy and time considering food, eating and energy expenditure (note: type 1 is totally different than type 2 diabetes). Paying close attention to carbohydrate intake helps more...
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