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I’ve been through a very difficult year. I’ve been struggling with a number of big life events and I’m feeling overwhelmed, anxious and depressed.
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How do I know if the people in my life are good for me?
Have you ever noticed that when you’re around some people you feel great about yourself and when you’re around other people you feel like you’re wearing ugly clothes on a bad hair day?
I’m conflicted about my child leaving for college – Help!
I’m the mother of 3 children and my eldest just graduated from high school and will be leaving in the fall to attend a university halfway across the country.
Feelings of Loneliness Need Your Attention
United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared loneliness an epidemic and has warned about the growing problem of loneliness for years. “I’m asking people to recognize that our disconnection from one another is one of the most important foundational issues we are dealing with in society today.” Even before the pandemic separated us from …
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day I know not everyone is a fan of this holiday. As soon as stores clear the last of the stock of discounted after Christmas sale merchandise of wreaths, candy-filled stockings, nutcrackers, candy canes, and Santa Claus and reindeer statues, the aisles get re-filled with heart shaped chocolates and greeting cards from packaged …
How Do I Get My Husband to Loosen His Control on Our Money?
I’ve been married for 10 years and my husband and I have two daughters, aged five and seven. We both work and mostly share household duties equally. My husband manages our money and pays our bills even though for the last three years my salary has steadily increased so that I now out earn him …
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How Do I Handle My Struggle With Body Image?
I am a 44 year old woman and have struggled with negative body image issues since I was about 8 years old. My parents and my 2 younger sisters are tall and slender and I’m short and have never been slender. My family jokes that I was switched at birth though I don’t find the …
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in the United States since 1949 and is a time to raise awareness of those living with mental and/or behavioral health issues and reduce the stigma associated with seeking and receiving mental health services. It also serves as a time to highlight the ways mental illness and addiction …
Kindness: The Best Response to Suffering
Kindness: the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. A benevolent action on behalf of another. As soon as we take our first life-giving breath we begin a miraculous journey, that, if we’re lucky, will be filled with moments of wonder, awe and delight. In that first breath and with every breath that follows we’re …
20 Tips to Increase Your Emotional/Relational Intelligence
Increasing our emotional intelligence can actually help us make progress in all areas of our lives: social, relational, professional, physical and emotional. Imagine being able to respond to stressful situations with a calm non-reactive response. Imagine being able to think clearly even when everyone around you is in a panic. Emotional intelligence is something you …
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