Tips for Navigating the Holiday Season
I think Charles Dickens (1921), inadvertently, best summarized the holiday season for many people when he wrote “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” Society has painted the expectation that …
5 Apps to Help Improve Your Mental Health
I think it’s safe to say that these days, oftentimes more time is spent on our smartphones than not. While our phones and social media can be entertaining (and let’s face it, addictive), it’s been …
Accepting the Uncomfortable – Not All Spaces are Safe
Are My Emotions Facts? Emotions are just emotions and thoughts are only thoughts. They are not always facts or truth. When I first heard this phrase, I got angry. “What do you mean my emotions/thoughts …
Looks Can Be Deceiving
Ever wonder what that thing is on my head? Are you curious about what it represents and why I wear it, why other women wear it, and why others don’t? My hope is in reading …
The Gift of Pain and Loss
We are entering the second month of a new year. It has been about a full year since our lives changed because of the pandemic. Some of us have lost a loved one or maybe …
Is Efficiency Healthy?
I have recently asked myself: “Have we as humans expedited everything so much that it’s maladaptive?” Can we do things so quickly that they lose meaning or value? Are we so overstimulated with our lifestyles …