When we’re young, life transitions are fun and empowering. We go from crawling to walking, walking to running. We start with training wheels but soon no longer need them. As we age, we graduate into higher grades and become more independent and gain more freedoms like...
Personal Growth
4 Things To Remember When Coping With Grief
"The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor...
Why Blaming is Ruining Your Life
Have you ever met someone you felt like was always blaming someone or something for their problems? Maybe people have told them to stop playing the "blame game." Well, the words "blame" and "game" should never be joined together. It’s not a game and no one ever wins...
11 Strategies For Getting Over A Breakup
Getting over a breakup can be one of the most difficult challenges we face in life alongside grieving the loss of a loved one. The reason is because it actually is very similar to the grieving process. In fact, in most cases, it is the same. Emotions like sadness,...
3 Reasons To Stay Single After a Breakup
“Dust yourself off and start all over again…” “The best way to get over the last one is the next one” “Get right back on that horse…“ These are just some of the more common phrases we hear after a breakup. Our culture promotes the idea that trying something...
Were You Raised By A Narcissistic Mother?
Just the phrase “Narcissistic Mother” sound like an oxymoron. Sadly, it is not and is a very real thing which can impact a child’s beliefs, behaviors, and self-esteem well into adulthood. Part of being a child means being able to rely on our parents for love, support,...
How To Have More Fun With Your Kids
Do you ever feel like you just wish you could have more fun with your kids? I don’t know about other parents, but it seems these days we are expected to do everything perfectly. We’re expected to make healthy meals, help with homework - which often requires...
3 Great Ways to Ruin Your Sleep
If you want to improve your overall health, the first place to start is improving your sleep. Well known sleep destroyers are things like keeping an erratic bedtime or drinking caffeine too late. Less well-known culprits are things like alcohol and late-night snacks....
How To End an Argument Respectfully
If there is one thing we all have in common, it’s that we don’t always agree with one another. Therefore, if there's one thing many of us could learn, it would be how to end an argument respectfully. Never before has this been more true than it is today. If we are...