There is a lot going on in the world right now and lots of people are getting caught up in various media reports and because we fuse and...

Many of us feel guilty when something good happens for us in front of someone who has less. We take away our permission to be happy and...

Finding our calling or our purpose is like giving the perfect gift. We are so full of anticipation and excitement that we can barely...

These days kids can divorce their parents, and many people describe the loss of life long friendships as a divorce. They describe a...

This will start serious and end funny, so follow to the end, it will be worth it. Many of us have learned that people are dangerous. As a...

Many things factor into if, when and how we speak up for ourselves or others. Socially, this is one of the hardest things we do. If this...

Most of us feel strapped for time, and yet when we get more we fill it with more things to do’s that tend not to be particularly...

With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season upon us, it is sometimes helpful to remember… Remember to focus on what will make you...

The field of mental health can be inconsistent on a lot of things, but it is unified in recognizing how important it is to have a sense...

This is the kind of tribe we want to surround ourselves with, friends and family who remind us of all of these things and encourage us to...

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Physical abuse is pretty concrete, so it is easier to understand, but emotional abuse has many nuances. Here is an example of emotional...

Think of a time you felt connected to someone, you had that “they totally get me” moment…even just remembering that is often enough to...

Have you ever considered how social media use impacts our BODIES? Since what we eat and how we spend our time impacts our physiology,...

We default to the familiar and associate it with safety (even when logically it is not actually safe) We don’t leave our familiar safety...

What makes us who we are? Is it how we look? What we accomplish? What we do for others? Are we just packages of genetic traits that get...

Some people have 1-2 close friends, others have many, and others still have many acquaintances but no one they feel really close with....

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Change is hard. It just is. We are always looking for ways to stay on track through the the change process. We all know how helpful it...

I was at a conference late this week and had the good fortune to speak about relationships and attachment with other clinicians. It was...