When we see life situations differently from others we sometimes can encounter pain, confusion and isolation. When the ones we love and care about shut us out for expressing our feelings and stating opinions. WHY SEEING THINGS DIFFERENTLY DOESN’T MEAN ONE PERSON IS WRONG If we all could understand how people are programmed then it […]
Letting Go of Anger
Do you feel angry all the time and can’t seem to find the reason why? Maybe you are holding some sort of grudge toward someone or something. “Breathing is the number one and most effective technique for reducing anger and anxiety quickly.” It can be frustrating and often you’ll feel bad afterwards, for having been […]
Giving Thanks While Grieving
Another year with gathering around the table, giving thanks for the food and the people around us. What if that’s not what we enjoy anymore? What if that causes us to have more anxiety and stress? What if you have been estranged from family because of arguments, addictions, or divorce? Maybe there is an empty […]
Live a Better Life with Bipolar Disorder
Recently in the news Salena Gomez was diagnosed with being Bipolar, she stated that with her new diagnosis it would not bring her down but it would only strengthen her. Bipolar Disorder, also known as manic depression, is a mental illness that brings severe high and low moods and changes in sleep, energy, thinking, and […]
How to Handle Frustration
I never handled stress very well. I am a high strung individual. Mind going a million miles a minute, brain trying to process 5 things at once while still standing with a smile. If this is you, then we can relate. Frustration can get to the best of us. It is when we feel an […]
Affirmation of You
You are who you are, you are who you say you are. I thought it was important to take a twist and remind the ones that struggle to find who they really are. You know, growing up I couldn’t find the right way to express my inner self. The ones that meant the most to me […]
Family Estrangement
It’s painful and isolating to be apart from your family. Family estrangement is a difficult thing to deal with. Family estrangement is a separation within a family, often involving one or more members of the family choosing to withdraw from one another. It often happens between adult children and their parents, but estrangements between parents […]
Living With Chronic Pain
When you or a loved one comes down with the seasonal flu we medicate with hot soup, medication to temporarily alleviate pain and fever, we tend with cuddles and rest. However, what if this was a feeling that we felt daily? Chronic pain is just that. Chronic pain is pain that lasts 3 months or […]
The Art of Self Care
Taking a break is something everyone needs to do. Whether it’s from work, kids, family/friends or even just life. We all deserve a time to reflect and dedicate time to care about ourselves. We are pushed and pulled in directions we never imagined would take us down the roads we have been on. It’s not […]
The Impact of Abuse
Abuse is a touchy subject for many to speak about, especially if you or someone close to you have ever been abused. There are nearly 5.3 million incidents of domestic violence that occur annually in the United States, among these victims are women 18 years and older. Battered women are women that experience injury from […]
Remote Work versus Office Work
If you are like the many that have had the opportunity to continue to work from home you may feel privileged or you may feel being in the office suits you better. There are many disadvantages as well as advantages with working remote vs in the office. Some downsides to working from home, ranging from […]
Living With High Functioning Anxiety
How many times a day do you hear the word anxiety? You know, it wasn’t within the last 10 years I have gained an understanding that mostly everyone has suffered from some sort of anxiety throughout their life this far, but what if you suffer from anxiety daily and don’t know it? Anxiety can manifest […]
Overcoming Hardship
Do you feel that you have too much on your plate at once? Facing a life you may have not imagined you would be living? As we gain life at different ages and milestones we experience life with many obstacles. Facing Hardships When hit with any kind of hardships, it’s difficult to know which types […]
Finding Your Happy Place
Describe your “happy” place… Let’s start with the meaning of a happy place; it is a memory, situation, or activity that makes you feel happy. It can be anything, so to speak. It can be a memory of when you first met your best friend, it could be a memory of past activity or an […]
Having Faith
Many of us pray in times of need, despair, sickness and many pray to keep their faith and do diligence going in their religion and/or daily living. When COVID hit, people were dying, scared to come out of their homes, literally felt the world was coming to an end. What is faith? Having faith is […]
