Most of the stories we have out ourselves and the world around us have root in our families of origin. Some of these stories are good and help us build meaning in our lives. Then there are the negative stories that we struggle with until we learn to rewrite them. This time of year when we are spending […]
We all do it. When decide that our morning meeting or drive home or visit to the grocery store is going to go a certain way and we get upset when it does not go as planned. Each of us carries around a lot of stories, some good, some bad. We have stories about what it was […]
Welcome to the ‘eating season!’ It is in full swing. While I hear people sharing their plans for Thanksgiving, we are talking about the food we will all eat. The talk and temptation of food coupled with cold temperatures that encourage us all to stay indoors, make food and eating all the more alluring to snuggle up to. It’s […]
To me, the holidays are the eating season. It starts with Halloween (the best holiday of the year) and all the leftover candy that you tell everyone you bought for treat-or-treaters but you know you actually bought for yourself. Then it’s Thanksgiving, which brings us to the kick off to holiday party season that builds […]
It’s a truly terrible feeling to know that someone you care about is hurting and there is little you can do to help them. Today we are going to examine things you can do when you know someone you care about is depressed and you worry they are contemplating self-harm. Do unto others as you would […]
Today is World Health Day and this year the World Health Organization (WHO) has dedicated today to suicide prevention. While suicide is on the decline for some of Europe, according to the WHO someone in the world dies of suicide every 40 seconds. Their goal with focusing on suicide prevention today is to try and attract attention […]
Last time we talked about getting stressed and overwhelmed with the political season quickly approaching. A different but equally important and often overlooked is what do you believe in? What are the issues that matter to you? Forget about parties. It may be true that you feel as though you lean one way or the other but […]
I don’t know about you but I feel as though I’m bracing myself for the next election cycle as though I would be bracing myself for a car crash. A big difference though is a car crash would be over in a matter of seconds…. This election cycle has, in truth, already started and will last […]
It is a terribly helpless feeling to know that someone you love it being abused. And it you’re honest with yourself it is draining and exhausting to be around. That’s normal. It’s horrible but those are the facts. I have put together some practical tips to help you get through and be a good shoulder for your loved one […]