With the country beginning to open up services, many people are struggling with how to go about re-entering into social situations. The decision-making process can feel overwhelming especially with so much uncertainty about health and safety in public spaces....
Humans are wired for connection and contact which makes the current pandemic situation a mental health challenge. Before COVID-19 rocked our worlds, professionals would have recommended that a client make sure to have frequent contact with family and friends when...
“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.” — Karl A. Menniger Listening doesn’t get the respect it...
The most common time that people pause to reflect on the patterns in their life that promote wellness is the start of a new year. Whether you are an optimist that leans toward the possibilities of positive change, or someone who tends to view life with a pessimistic...
Literature has the power to teach and transform. That is why every year I love to buy books for the people on my Christmas list, especially my young nieces and nephews. When working with young children in a counseling session, I often use books as a way to help them...
If you struggle with insomnia or have difficulty staying asleep, you know all too well the toll it can take on your mental health. In fact the framework for good mental health starts with sleep as this is the time when the brain and body repair itself. The American...
