Category: Health

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Dec2024
Is anxiety choking you, snuffing the life out of your existence? It can do that. Anxiety can constrict our breath, jumble our thoughts, and make moving through life seem overwhelming.  Medical studies have shown that anxiety can have a damaging effect on our heart health.  It can lead to chest pain, palpitations, ... Read More
December 15, 2024Dr.Kirk Laman

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Dec2024

Seeds of Change

Life is a great mystery.  Of this, we can be certain.  We cannot explain or understand the “why” or “what” of its rhythms and flows.  Not long ago a heart patient came in for a follow-up visit.  I’ll call the man, Pete, but I’ve changed his name for this writing.  ... Read More
December 1, 2024Dr.Kirk Laman

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Oct2024
Life today is chaotic and uncertain. If we spend too much time absorbing life in thirty-second helpings of social media, we can get caught up in anger, judgment, and a powerful anxiety.At times, our lives may seem hopeless, and we may question whether inner peace is even possible. Emotional turmoil is ... Read More
October 8, 2024Dr.Kirk Laman

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Jun2024
The light is gone. Her light. A light that spilled from one to one through the blood of the most Holy Mercy into her heart. It left on a cloudy Sunday morning, stole away unexpectedly. Perhaps her refusal of food and water, should have shouted it to us, shook us enough to ... Read More
June 5, 2024Dr.Kirk Laman

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May2024
“Life’s gentle breeze has abandoned me. Its mighty wind no longer fills my sails, propelling and sustaining my journey.” My mother-in-law, an ancient woman laced with crepe paper skin and mounds of sagging flesh lay thinking to herself. As we sat together, I planted one hand on her head and the other ... Read More
May 19, 2024Dr.Kirk Laman

29

May2022
Our hearts are stuffed with wisdom. They are designed to lead us. Too often we lead with our minds. The mind is important sure we can't deny it. But our minds dart randomly like a dandelion seed blown in the wind. Our mind latches onto fear and doubt. Our fears can ... Read More
May 29, 2022Dr.Kirk Laman

13

Nov2020
“How would your life be different if you stopped worrying about things that you can’t control and started focusing on the things you can? Let today be the day…You free yourself from fruitless worry, seize the day and take effective action on things you can change.” ― Steve Maraboli Control is often ... Read More
November 13, 2020Dr.Kirk Laman

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Sep2020
We tend to think of stress as something that affects us psychologically or mentally, but stress also has a physical side? What we eat, how we exercise, and the quality of our sleep are important physical factors that can influence our ability to deal with the stress in our ... Read More
September 4, 2020Dr.Kirk Laman

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Aug2020
"Can you help me doc? I' Feel so stressed out?" She wanted help with a real heart condition. Learning how to connect more deeply to her heart was the answer to her prayers. Learn how to connect to your heart. Get the stress relief you ... Read More
August 21, 2020Dr.Kirk Laman

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Jul2020
Have you ever found yourself feeling like you want to explode inside? It's that feeling of just having too much to do and not enough time to do it. We all feel this at times. But you can catch yourself before you explode with three little steps.
July 26, 2020Dr.Kirk Laman