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Preparations to end your life. It’s a stage that isn’t often talked about. We discuss the thoughts leading up to it, and then we discuss...

Set the tone. Parents wear many hats. A parent fulfills every role in the home from peacemaker to entertainer to chef. It is because of...

Back to School… Pursuing higher education is stressful, but sometimes, it’s a plunge you just have to take – whether it’s to finish...

What are the Nine Emotional Needs? A quick review, the nine emotional needs are: security, volition, attention, emotional connection,...

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Initially, you may appreciate the statistics and the acknowledgment. When the month...

Life transitions can be exciting and challenging times often accompanied with a myriad of feelings. From high stress, depression,...

To those afraid I’m judging them I’ve heard it all, and I can guarantee you that I’m not easily surprised. I work with the emotionally...

Types of Social Support Emotional support – Most people think of emotional support when they talk about social support.  Emotional...

The nine emotional needs are: security, volition, attention, emotional connection, connection to the community, privacy, a sense of...

Every Child is Different Recognize that every child is different. The thing about this diagnosis is that it is a spectrum and covers a...

The Bipolar High! During those highs, you have so much energy. Even with little to no sleep, you feel like you can tackle anything and...

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is typically one of the first things taught in Psychology 101 courses. Have you seen his pyramid of needs...

Loving someone comes with high and low days. Loving someone with a chronic condition or someone going through an extended difficult time...

What is Cinema Therapy? “Cinema therapy” is real and is sometimes prescribed by therapists. However, it’s usually a self-administered...

While there are signs you or a person you know may be dealing with vicarious trauma, everyone copes differently. If you notice any of...

You think to yourself – “why bother? Nobody is going to notice if I miss work, anyway.” You struggle with feeling like maybe you don’t...

Physical Self-Care Of course, physical self-care is vital to over health and wellbeing.  When we are not eating healthy foods or taking...

Tea and Honey Which one do you relate the most to? For me, it fluctuates. Sometimes I’m piglet, being the person offering the support....

One of the first conversations I have with these types of couples involves exploring the expectations that they brought to the...

3 three different types of weeds I noticed were the ones that: Came right up Are so deep that the root is left behind when tugged on. Are...