The short answer – everyone experiences grief differently. The long answer - let me explain. Now each of us most likely has experienced some form of grief, whether from a loss, a move, or grieving something that you never had to begin with. Life here on this earth is not perfect and so it...
Have you ever found yourself dealing with feelings that are overwhelming? When that happens, do you find yourself stuck on a particular thought? This often happens for those who experience disturbing events that don’t seem to have a resolution. That thought can replay over and...
Take advantage of summer’s lax schedules to reset your system. Here are 35 ways you can actively choose calm and lower anxiety: Accept your anxiety and name your feelings. Color. Journal. Breathe deeply. Sleep. Talk to a friend on the phone. Listen to...
A lapse or relapse is a dysregulation of neurochemicals, a return to old behaviors. We hear the terms lapse and relapse used often in reference to people who use substances. But we can also apply it to other behaviors, such as acting out in rage or anger, actively pursuing...
Stress. Just seeing or hearing that word might evoke a reaction out of you, for most of us this is not a new topic, in fact, it is an issue that we are all too familiar with. Whether you are overworked, underpaid, bogged down with school or bills, young or old, we all deal with stress in our...
If you find yourself sitting (and sweating) at a high school graduation ceremony this June watching your teenager walk across a stage, cap and gown on, a million photos taken, planning grad parties, buying Hawaiian lei’s, you are most likely a parent that finds yourself in the...
In my work with teens, parents often ask me about how to navigate the ever-changing and sometimes scary world of teen social media. Perhaps the most worrisome social media app for many parents is the popular app SnapChat, which allows users to send photos to one another that disappear within 10...
Domestic Violence. Intimate Partner Violence. Bullying. Stalking. All are acts of violence and abuse. It doesn’t matter what it’s called. It is damaging, causing pain and injury with the impact being far-reaching. Domestic violence or Intimate partner violence knows no socioeconomic...
Most of the following is for work with couples in recovery, but the boundary examples, message, and implementation are applicable for every person who has ever had someone cross their boundaries or had trouble in this area. What are boundaries? Boundaries are like fences between...
What is Mindfulness? Some may think of its historical routes based in eastern religion, but mindfulness has evolved over time to be a practice that can be integrated into your daily life providing relief, peace, self-reflection, and calm. Who doesn’t want all of those things? Put simply...
