Celestial Seasonings has added a new flavor to its Sleepytime line for the first time in more than 20 years. And I was lucky enough to receive a package for review.
The new Sleepytime Vanilla herbal tea still contains the trademark Sleepytime ingredients: chamomile, spearmint and lemongrass. The new ingredient is natural French vanilla flavor.

The vanilla flavor blends well with the traditional Sleepytime ingredients, adding a nice creamy and nutty taste. I won’t drink tea that tastes artificial or sweet, so I was happy Celestial Seasonings added the vanilla naturally.
If you’re a regular drinker of  Sleepytime tea, you’ll notice that the …read more

This Mental Health Notes post is brought to us by Doreen Orion, and is Day Four of Doreen Orion’s Queen of the Road Blog Tour:

I get asked a lot how I, as a psychiatrist, became an author. Here’s the answer:
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Doreen Orion is a triple-boarded psychiatrist and award-winning author. Her memoir, QUEEN OF THE ROAD: The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband, and a Bus With a Will of Its Own will be published in June by Broadway Books. For more information, go …read more

This Mental Health Notes post is brought to us by Doreen Orion, and is Day Three of Doreen Orion’s Queen of the Road Blog Tour:

Another important lesson we learned is that all that really matters is spending time with the people you love. It sounds so simple, doesn’t it? And, while it’s true that in traveling around the country through 47 states (including Alaska), we met incredibly diverse and unique people, we also found that we all had one thing in common: Wanting to love and be loved. Yet, that’s not what most spend their time doing. We had been …read more

This Mental Health Notes post is brought to us by Doreen Orion, and is Day Two of Doreen Orion’s Queen of the Road Blog Tour:
Although I protested as long as I could, my husband and I did eventually hit the road in our bus with our two querulous cats, sixty-pound dog – and no agenda. Another important thing we learned was: Don’t let the spark die. It’s crucial to keep challenging and stretching yourself. I hadn’t realized how my life had become more than comfortable – it had become rote and routine. So along with the many adventures we had, …read more

This Mental Health Notes post is brought to us by Doreen Orion, and is Day One of Doreen Orion’s Queen of the Road Blog Tour:
Hello Everyone,
I’m thrilled to guest blog on Mental Health Notes this week. Since I’m a psychiatrist and read a lot about mental health issues, I always appreciate when some humor is thrown in. I hope you all do, too, although I also hope that as I talk about the life-changing, year-long trip my husband and I took, what won’t get lost in the laughter are some of the important lessons we learned. But first, let me …read more

Today kicks off Doreen Orion’s month-long book tour (May 19-June 16), and she’s going to be here at Mental Health Notes for the next week. I hope you’ll all welcome her!
First, though, you may be wondering, “What? Who is Doreen Orion? And why is she touring blogs? Specifically, Mental Health Notes?”
That’s easy enough to answer. Orion is a triple-boarded psychiatrist and award-winning author who’s on blog tour to promote her upcoming memoir, Queen of the Road: The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband, and a Bus With a Will of Its …read more