Love Me? I Don’t Even Know Me It is February, and the word love is everywhere. If you believe social media, everyone is fanatically happy
I’ll Work for Peace
I get a lot of calls from parents who are heartbroken, fed up, or exhausted because their adolescent child is wreaking havoc in the home.
Sleep, The Cheapest Medicine You Can Give Your Body
The best advice my sister ever gave me was, “sleep when you can.” This is good advice for new moms, people in crisis, and those
Anxiety
Anxiety is an output of excessive worry that continues over a long period of time. It can be debilitating, frustrating, and also common. Some familiar
Curve Balls
Curve balls is a soft sounding phrase. Curves are rounded and caressive. The image may seem elegant. “Oh life sent you a curve ball,” is
Addiction Sucks… for everybody.
I find that addiction is the step-child of other more “acceptable” mental health issues. The families I work with who experience grief often receive sympathy,
The Mental Health of Adolescents
I care about kids. There, I said it. I spend hours planning lessons, am available for pick ups and drop offs, occasionally wipe away tears
Balance
Balance; oh that’s a tricky word. Many of us would like to think we strive for balance, but do we really?How much time do we
The Power of Beauty
Beauty is powerful. It opens doors to opportunities, alters moods, and entices us to covet. Beauty has been known to start wars, induce violence, and
The Reality of Disability
A new friend recently said that she wasn’t going to celebrate Autism Awareness day because Autism was pain to her family. It reminded me of