Hello, friends! I am so glad you’re here with me today. I hope you’re feeling well and enjoying something today (cup of tea, a fuzzy companion nearby, sunshine or a favorite movie) to give yourself some comfort. I’m honored to…
Hey friends, I hope you’re happy and healthy today. I’m watching a soft snowfall and hoping it doesn’t stick to the Earth. I don’t much like driving in it or shoveling it but I sure like watching it. I’ve been…
Today I wanted to talk about hobbies because, as innocuous as they seem, they can be really important to our mental health. When I worked in Community Mental Health, we were required to do training for de-escalation and the focus…
So many of us crave more control in our lives. In fact, the perception of being out of control is often linked to symptoms of anxiety and depression. We believe that with control comes predictability and being ready for any…
Working as an AmeriCorps at a youth development nonprofit has been a wonderful opportunity that I’ll always be grateful to have had. I’ve gained a lot of professional experience and personal fulfillment during my time at Kid Power, and it…
The holiday blues is not just a musical genre it is a group of feelings that impacts many people around this time of year. Despite the commercials and movies filled with singing, happy families, it is common for people to…
Everyone has trials in their lives and struggles from time to time. There’s a Buddhist teaching that pain is inevitable or unavoidable, but suffering is not. Suffering is optional, according to that philosophy. How can that be? And what’s the…