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As the mother of four young children, my husband and I have spent a lot of time lately considering our options, attempting to arrive at a...

How do you respond to change?  Do you embrace it with all that you have or do you avoid it at all costs?  Can I be honest with you? ...

While these dystopian images may seem not far fetched for some, being in survival mode may encompass far more than just these extremes....

In order to endure and triumph over stress, we naturally utilize coping mechanisms in everyday life.  Coping Mechanisms are the actions...

And I also struggle. I am no stranger to fear and worry and anxiety. For years I was told things like “just trust God more” and “worry is...

But after all the figuring out a new normal, now we are opening back up.  Many of us are going back into offices, many of us are spending...

Whether you are heading towards retirement, are a young person just starting out in life, or are somewhere in-between, financial...

Unprecedented stressors The other day, the price of oil broke a historic record (and not in a good way). For the first time in history,...

If you would like to help your child achieve mindfulness, take a look at the suggestions below to get started. Morning Mindfulness...

Why would that be important, you ask? It’s important because, your thought process highly influences your moods and your behaviors....

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based practice which uses a holistic mind-body approach to treatment. It encompasses...

Struggling with mental illness can be a destructive process. We pick ourselves apart, judge ourselves, over-analyze every move we make...

If you are like me, you cried watching Frozen and were unnecessarily excited to hear that Frozen II was available for streaming NOW!...

So let’s implement some structure! Easy right? (Um…wrong!) Each time I’ve tried to step back and figure out how to incorporate structure...

According to The Depression Project, this is why the coronavirus is triggering mental health issues: Triggers feelings of hopelessness,...

Although most of us have never experienced a pandemic, you have no doubt experienced hardship.  And the reality is that while we may...

Loss is an inevitable part of life, and grief is a natural part of the healing process. The grieving process is not linear, and looks...

Being quarantined, whether self regulated or government mandated, is never fun. Since we are in Houston, we are used to hiding away for a...

We are at the beginning of a new year! Full of time when many of us make resolutions about how we are going to improve our minds, our...

Mental health is an increasingly relevant topic. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), one in five American adults...