Happy Sunday, Health fam! If you love sports, it's an exciting week. March Madness is as mad as usual (my bracket's crushed) and baseball is (finally) back! And maybe instead of just watching sports, we should all get off the couchand get a little exercise too. This week, we look at coping with life after a stroke and how to help kids in crisis. Plus, embracing your regrets can help you live a more meaningful life.
Moving on after a stroke
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One morning in 2017, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni woke up to find that everything looked blurry and smeared. Bruni, then 52, soon learned that he'd experienced a rare kind of stroke that had irreparably damaged his optic nerve. The news was devastating. But after going through a period of shock and terror, Bruni saw himself at a decision point: He could fixate on what had been lost, or he could focus on what remained. He chose to do the latter.
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Embrace your regrets
Kiersten Essenpreis for NPR
Is living life with no regrets even possible? Maybe, but not for most of us. So, since regrets seem to be floating around in our heads anyway, what if instead of thinking of them as bad, we use regrets as a guide for better living? Here's a look at the different types of regrets and how we can channel them toward a more meaningful life.
How to help kids in crisis
Malaka Gharib/ NPR
In times of crisis, parents and caregivers play a vital role in protecting children and helping them cope. But even providing the simplest acts of care to a child in an emergency can be a challenge. Here's what psychologists say are the best ways to help them through it.
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