WQMag.com

Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist's Blog (229)

A Sneak Peak of the Sarasota Film Festival

 Documentary Feature Competition: Fake It So Real

 



As a teenager in love for the first time, I surprised myself and everyone around me by thoroughly enjoying a date to a professional wrestling match…you know, the kind with gross characters, elaborate costumes and much fake ado. To those…

Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on March 30, 2011 at 9:30pm — No Comments

The Sarasota Film Festival Kicks Off

Photo by Kim Conner Wqmag.com

 

At Wednesday’s Kick-off Party for the Sarasota Film Festival, Tom Hall predicted that Christopher Plummer will receive a best supporting actor nomination for his performance in this year’s closing night film “Beginners.”  If last year’s films are any indication of the quality of this…

Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on March 20, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments

Kick off Relay for Life with Inspirations Salon's Style-a-Thon

Make your next salon service count as a donation to the American Cancer Society. This year’s Relay for Life kicks off with a Style-a-Thon at Inspirations Salon on Sunday, March 27th and Monday, March 28th. Payments for any hair service during the Style-a-Thon will be donated to the American Cancer Society’s signature fundraising event, Relay for Life on April 9th and 10th. You can receive a hair cut, color or even the frizz-relieving Keratin…

Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on March 17, 2011 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Save the Fantasies for the Bedroom

Especially in the beginning of relationship, fantasy plays a big part. We meet someone, there’s chemistry, and within our head, we often imagine the person to be all we hope him or her to be. We begin to act as if he or she is that person. When that happens, we are engaging in fantasy. Before we know it, we can become embroiled in a relationship with someone we don’t truly know in spite of the long, heartfelt conversations and spark-firing chemistry experienced in the beginning. It is…

Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on February 27, 2011 at 10:00pm — No Comments

The 2011 Sarasota Film Festival Announcements Begin

The Sarasota Film Festival, which takes place April 7-17th, 2011, is proud to announce that writer/director Mike Mills’ Beginners, a Focus Features release, has been selected as the Closing Night Film of the 13th Annual Festival, to screen on Sunday, April 17th. In addition, Beginners star Christopher Plummer will be in attendance at the Festival to receive…

Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on February 5, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

A Preview of February's Royal Tea

When I received an invitation to Royal Tea, I just couldn’t resist the opportunity to get dressed up and steal a couple of hours away from the office to indulge in the British tradition. The picturesque Powel Crosley Estate was the perfect venue for…

Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on February 4, 2011 at 11:30am — No Comments

Relationship Tip: It is Your Responsibility

Pursed lips, silence, slammed cabinets or doors, and emotional and physical distancing are a few examples of how some people in relationship convey negative feelings, such as anger and hurt.  In other words, many people convey their negative feelings in a passive-aggressive manner rather than directly…and it is not in the least bit helpful to the relationship.

 

It is your responsibility to speak openly and honestly about any negative feelings you have towards your partner. It…

Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on January 31, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

What the New Formaldehyde-free Acrylic Nails Mean to Your Health



The application of acrylic nails typically contains many potential hazards to women’s health. For years, the price of beauty has potentially cost women their health. Now women finally have an alternative. They can have acrylic nails without the formaldehyde, toluene, MMA and toxic odors. Yet buyers beware, these health-protecting acrylic nails are not the ones…

Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on January 16, 2011 at 5:00pm — 3 Comments

Holiday Recipe: Cranberry-Chocolate Tart

The key to making this recipe from the November, 2007 issue of Bon Appetit magazine is to make it at least one to two days before serving. If you chill the recipe for less time, you run the risk of a gooey and unattractive, yet always delicious tart. So save…
Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on December 20, 2010 at 5:10pm — No Comments

Relationship Tip of the Week: Give, Receive and Assess

Christmas is a time of giving and receiving, but are you a good giver and receiver?  The gift exchange actually says a lot about your relationship. Many people are good at being either a giver or a receiver, but not both. Healthy relationships involve mutual giving and receiving -- cherishing others with special gestures and also allowing oneself to be cherished. This holiday, observe yourself to see how comfortable you are with both giving and receiving and look to see what it means about…

Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on December 20, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Relationship Tip of the Week: Remember What You Used to Know

Once people have a landed a relationship, they often forget to use the skills that helped them attract their mate in the beginning. In the initial phase of love, people employ lots of positive relationship skills like giving compliments, arranging special dates, creating romance, being affectionate, keeping in frequent communication and planning surprises. Most people do these things in an attempt to win someone’s heart. Other people are charmers whose superficial charm soon fades. Yet even…

Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on December 11, 2010 at 10:13am — No Comments

Thanksgiving Recipes

Cornbread and Mushroom Stuffing



It’s really the side dishes that make Thanksgiving dinner so wonderful. Recipes like this one are one of the reasons why. Try this cornbread and mushroom stuffing using any combination of mushrooms you like. Using a combination of exotic mushrooms like shitake, oyster, portabello and cremini takes this recipe to new heights. Also see the recipes from last year’s… Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on November 21, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Relationship Tip of the Week: This Thanksgiving, make a list and check it twice

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the abundance in our lives – a time for gratitude. Yet, when people count their blessings, they tend to generalize – such as being grateful for a spouse or loved one, but not taking the time to reflect on all the specific reasons. This week, take the time to make a list of all of the things in your relationship for which you are grateful. Consider all the tangible and intangible gifts your relationship has brought into your life – from the little gestures,… Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on November 20, 2010 at 8:21pm — No Comments

Five Months after a Keratin Treatment

Five months ago, I wrote a glorious review of the results of my first Keratin treatment – a treatment that miraculously seemed to eliminate the frizzies, producing a mass of silky smooth hair instead. Written six weeks after the treatment, I couldn’t be sure at the time that the treatment would last the five months Erin Dawson at Inspirations Salon predicted it would. Other salons had reported a duration of three to four months, but Erin was right on… Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on November 14, 2010 at 9:10am — 2 Comments

Relationship Tip of the Week: Equality Reigns

Do you ever come across as knowing more or being better than your partner? Or perhaps you look up to him, giving him superiority to you? In healthy relationships, partners treat each other as if their value is equal. No one talks down to anyone else and no one looks up at anyone else. It is great to admire a partner’s qualities or achievements, but if you are looking up at someone, it doesn’t feel good because you are feeling inferior. It’s also painful to be the receiver when a partner (or… Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on November 12, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

This Week's Recipe: Perfect Salmon

Many people complain about either under or over-cooking salmon. Here's a surefire way I've found for perfectly cooked salmon. You may use whatever preparation you like. Here's one suggestion for a savory spice rub with a little sweetness to balance it at the end:

Mix:

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon Hungarian paprika

1 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 teaspoon ground…

Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on November 7, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Relationship Tip of the Week: Hope Springs Eternal

When hope is lost about a relationship getting better, the relationship slowly withers. Hopelessness is deadly to relationships. Yet when people have hope for their relationships, they tend to make efforts in the relationship and stand up for what they want. When people don’t give up easily, relationships tend to prosper.



If you find yourself feeling hopeless in your relationship, ask yourself what is causing you to lose hope. Perhaps the hopelessness has to do with something else… Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on November 7, 2010 at 12:16pm — No Comments

Timpano: Food to die for?

Whenever someone shouts “I should kill you....This is so #$*! good, I should kill you!” and then kisses and hugs the chef, it makes you want to eat the food, right? Thankfully, that’s the mindset of my fellow food-loving friends. After watching Stanley Tucci’s 1996 film Big Night, one of my gourmand friends was unable to shake the thought. A mission was set in motion to find a chef to create the…

Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on October 31, 2010 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Dating and Relationship Tip of the Week: Face Reality

Do you pick up the phone to call or text when someone doesn’t call you as expected or show up on time? Do you try to stop yourself from feeling anxious when someone isn’t following through with what he said he would do? Do you try to intervene in order to prevent your own discomfort? Are you someone who doesn’t bring up certain subjects because you fear your loved one’s reactions? Do you keep your dissatisfactions to yourself rather than invoke anger from your mate? If you answered “yes” to any… Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on October 31, 2010 at 9:16am — No Comments

This Week's Recipe: Chicken Tortilla Soup

A friend shared this recipe with me from the September, 1997 issue of Cooking Light magazine. At only 185 calories a cup, it's a delicious low-calorie meal in itself.



Ingredients:

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 cup chopped onion

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast (about 10 ounces)

1 cup frozen whole-kernel corn

1/4 cup dry white wine

1 tablespoon chopped seeded jalapeño…

Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on October 24, 2010 at 9:28pm — No Comments

Badge

Loading…

© 2024   Created by admin.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service