Healthy Options 7/1/20: Screen Dependency and Saving Our Vision

Host/Producer: Rhonda Feiman
Co-producer: Petra Hall

The focus of this program is on the importance of eye health, and how we can practice good hygiene- for our eyes- especially at a time of increased usage of computers, smart phones, and all that demands our visual attention.

How do we maintain good vision?
Are we only considering eye hygiene for using screen devices?
How does eye health relate to body health, overall?
What are specific relaxation techniques we can use to maintain eye health? Do these techniques help us in other ways?
How does stress reduction benefit our eyes and vision?
What is palming and how do we do it?
How often should we blink? How often should we look away from the screen, and for how long?

Guest:
Rosemary Gaddum-Gordon, D.B.O., M.A.
Natural Vision Improvement
207-439-9821

Websites of Interest:

Vision Tips

Video Streaming and Your Eyes

Previous Healthy Options Programs with Rosemary Gaddum-Gordon:

Healthy Options 11/7/18

Healthy Options 9/5/12

About the host:
Rhonda Feiman is a nationally-certified, licensed acupuncturist practicing in Belfast, Maine since 1993. She primarily practices Toyohari Japanese acupuncture, using gentle and powerful non-insertion needle techniques, and also utilizes Chinese acupuncture and herbology. In addition, Rhonda is a practitioner of Qi Gong and an instructor of Tai Chi Chuan in the Yang Family tradition.

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Let’s Talk About It 6/30/20: Sisters

Producer/Host: Patrisha McLean
Technical assistance: Alex Wilder
Music: “Just A Bully” co-written with Patrisha McLean and Nora Willauer in a collaboration with DocSong. Performed by Willauer.

Let’s Talk About It: Conversations with Survivors of Domestic Abuse

Guests:
Sisters Julie and Patti talk about how domestic abuse impacts the sibling relationship. 

Second part, 79-year-old Linda of Rockport talks about a first, 20 year marriage she didn’t realize until recently was abusive. 

Topics include:
Extreme physical abuse, Impact on family, denial.

About the host:
Patrisha McLean is the founder/president of Finding Our Voices, the grass roots survivor-powered non profit organization breaking the silence of domestic abuse one conversation and community at a time all across Maine.

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