There’s a crisp excitement in the air at the start of a new year. Maybe it’s our learned way of grieving the close of the holiday season; we box up…
I entered the counseling world around the same time that old-school mental health phrases like “self-care,” “boundaries,” and “toxic relationships” were beginning to become available for widespread use in an…
If there’s a teen in your home, odds are overwhelming that there have been parent-teen disagreements, perhaps even hot and heavy fights. But it doesn’t have to be that way….
It happens to all of us. We’re in a situation where we have to perform, make a decision, or accomplish something important, and instead, we fail. We freeze up, or…
If there’s a teenager in your home, he or she, at various times, is probably moody, ecstatic, angry, happy and just about every other emotional state you can think of….
It’s hot and your family is heading for a fun vacation destination, but there’s still that long car ride that has to happen first. And no, a car with unhappy,…
Life is full of challenges. Some big, some small, but all can dishearten us at times and make us feel overwhelmed and discouraged. While the goal of some challenge may…
Most of us, from young children to senior citizens, look forward to the opportunities of summer. While we may complain some days about the heat and humidity, the warmer weather…
Do You Focus on #4Mind4Body? Mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being, and mental illnesses are common and treatable. So much of what we do physically impacts…
We live in a world that produces lots of stress. While stress can sometimes help motivate us to focus and act, a lot of stressful things are nonproductive and harmful….