"We have to continue to step towards that discomfort if we're going to make some sort of progress," says Dr. Brian H. Williams.
The recently opened City of Light Health and Ministry Center sits on the first floor of an office building at 1100 Main St., less than a quarter mile northwest of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
Essentially, you are experiencing someone's else's trauma, and it takes skills to be able to detach,” said Karl Shallowhorn, director of youth programs with Mental Health Advocates of Western New York.
"We are aware of the many challenges faced by people who care for those with dementia," Andrea Koch, director of education with the chapter, said when announcing the new group.
Emily Klima soothes and steels her spirit through writing, including a piece she shared with The Buffalo News that came together in September after a particularly hard day at school.
Families can have meaningful holiday meals and snacks while maintaining a healthy balance. Here’s how.
Emily Klima soothes and steels her spirit through writing, including a piece she shared with The Buffalo News that came together in September after a particularly hard day at school.
Families can have meaningful holiday meals and snacks while maintaining a healthy balance. Here’s how.
College can be a time to interact with people with different worldviews, but meaningful exchanges often require intent.
Buddhists believe that bodhisattvas reside in heavenly realms but can also appear on Earth disguised as humans, animals or other types of beings.
Many religions value forgiveness, but the details of their teachings differ. A psychologist of religion explains how Christian and Jewish attitudes compare.
University at Buffalo researchers conclude in a recent study that extroverts who thirst most for the company of others found ways to stay happier, even during lockdowns.
Best Universities compiled a list of 10 gorgeous college libraries from across the country that may make students want to study.
In honor of World Space Week, Stacker has compiled a list of key astronomy and astrophysics terms that are out of this world!
“The diversity and uniqueness among those who age alone is actually quite vast,” said Jessica “Decky” Alexander, professor of applied theatre at Eastern Michigan University.
Working-class caregivers of color and modest means who spend more than 20 hours a week providing care face the greatest challenges of all caregivers in Buffalo-Niagara, Detroit and Rochester, a new survey shows.
Jehovah's Witnesses have restarted their door-to-door ministry after more than two and a half years on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The attack on Salman Rushdie promptly led to speculation on whether the attacker had been influenced by the 1989 fatwa against the author. A scholar explains what a fatwa is — and isn’t.
When "The Satanic Verses” was published, it almost immediately set off angry demonstrations. What was — and still is — behind this outrage?
From a tour of the holy city of Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque to pilgrimages to the Western Wall and Kaaba at Mecca, worshippers and visitors around the world are able to join virtual reality spiritual trips to some of Earth's most sacred sites. Religious VR explorations are among the man…
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A Mormon church "help line" was created to report and stop sexual abuse. Instead, the system may bury accusations against some members, allowing abuse to persist.
MJ was a tiny, black-haired girl, just five years old, when her father admitted to his bishop that he was sexually abusing her and recording the assaults on video. The father worked for the U.S. Border Patrol and was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was in coun…
Buddhist monks in Nepal have banned TikTok video creators from using sacred sites as a stage for their videos. The monks introduced the ban due to the content creators being too loud at places of pilgrimage.
As late as 1970, only about 5% of Americans chose to be cremated. In 2020, more than 56% Americans opted for it.
The fundamental issue at stake in abortion debates is personhood, which is viewed differently around the world, an anthropologist writes.
Crystals are part of a larger tradition of metaphysical religions that have a long history in the U.S.
"It’s completely normal to feel overwhelmed with what’s happening in the world right now. Keep in mind that our nervous system can’t always differentiate between a crisis we are hearing about and one that we are experiencing personally. That is because human beings are empathetic by nature," mental health counselor Brian Costello says.
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