Mental Health Blog

Celebrating Differently this Season

Posted by Nancy Walters on Dec 15, 2020

  While the typical signs of Christmas are all around us-from the festive decorations to TV holiday ads, the way we celebrate will be different this year. With Covid-19 concerns, the usual traditions that bring us together around the holidays from church services to family gatherings are...

Curbing Consumerism: Creative Holiday Shopping Ideas

Posted by Mackenzie Sodestrom on Dec 21, 2016

In our affluent area, it's not uncommon to hear parents lamenting of their children's materialism but unsure of how to change it. With the constant barrage of ads, marketing, and social media, we fight an uphill battle. Adults get easily sucked into "more, more, more" and the upward comparison...