We reach a moment in our lives where we find love and it’s all good. We feel warmth, happiness, comfort and love. However, sometimes we reach a bump in the road. This “bump” can represent a series of couples’ issues. The most common issues that couples face are; (1) finances (2) intimacy (3) time (4) […]
Trauma
How to Deal with Triggers
Identifying Your Triggers Many of the times triggers are unidentifiable and pop out of nowhere, they swarm us like a nest of bees. Some triggers are fairly obvious and easy to identify. For example, seeing a report on the news covering a trauma similar to what you experienced might trigger symptoms of PTSD, past events. […]
Advocating For Yourself
How do you advocate for yourself when things are just not going well, when physicians don’t seem to listen to you. When you encounter illness at any time of your life whether it’s with you or a loved one how do you navigate to get to the root of the problem. Advocate for yourself With […]
Ways to Keep Moving Forward When Life Gets Hard
On a scale from 1 to 10.. How upset do you get when someone tells you to “think positively” or “be grateful for what you have” while you’re going through a crisis? When people put it that way it feels like they’re annulling your feelings and the hard times you’re going through. But is there […]
How it Really Feels to be Postpartum
What is Postpartum? The dictionary states that the word postpartum comes from a Latin phrase which means “after childbirth”. The postpartum period begins immediately after birth and lasts for up to six months. That’s the amount of time that it takes a woman’s body toreturn to a pre-pregnancy state. Now anyone that has given birth […]
Does Money Control Your Mood?
Money is not the root of happiness, matter of fact it can rain havoc on your happiness and control your life if you don’t use it wisely. What’s the connection between money and happiness? Things that bring you happiness can be said to have intrinsic value. This means they’re valuable to you but don’t necessarily […]
Random Acts of Kindness
February 17th is National Random act of kindness day. Kindness is a virtue that can transform lives. It is described as the act of being generous or considerate. Just as there is enough evil in this world, there is also kindness and goodness. Kindness is not just a virtue that you read in storybooks, believe […]
Achieving Mental Clarity
Mental Clarity When life gets you down what do you do? When life gets hard, people often believe that they could have done something different that would prevent their circumstances. This is really common in individuals suffering from depression. Only through pain can you truly know how to be grateful for what you already have. […]
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and How it Affects You
Obsessive compulsive disorder more commonly called OCD affects many Americans. The National Institute of Mental Health provides an overview of the prevalence rate of OCD: For US adults aged 18 and up, 1.2% reported having OCD in any given year Rates of OCD were found to be higher with women (1.8%) than men (0.5%) The […]
How To Release Trauma
How to Release Trauma Trapped in Your Body Because trauma is any unprocessed thought or emotion that gets stuck in your nervous system. And whether it’s a big, extremely stressful event or a small one, trauma lodges itself in your body. Begin by Butterfly Hugging and Tapping– hug yourself and then alternately tap on your […]
You May Be In Desperate Need of Tea Time
I don’t know where to start when it comes to giving myself more time. Whether it’s for self care, time to relax or extra time with my children. I never know how to prioritize my needs to my wants. Does this sound like you? Are you struggling with making more time for yourself? If so, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Improve Your Intimacy
The human body releases the hormone cortisol in response to stress. Chronic stress causes depression and eventually mental illness. Stress makes people tired and disagreeable. If you are depressed then you can’t feel emotional intimacy. The good news ..is that stress is manageable. Identify the trigger that causes stress in your lives and deal with […]
