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5 days ago

What Have You Been Doing For Your Mental Health?

It's 2021, the year I have jokingly (but seriously) been referring to as "the year of the therapist." If 2020 was the year of the nurse a...

Feb 4

A Few Things You Can Do To Support A Friend Struggling with Depression

Depression can be a dark and lonely time. Many people experience depression as a dark cloud that takes over everything in their life, bri...

Jan 28

3 Tips for Communicating Effectively with Partners

One of the biggest complaints I hear from couples is "we don't communicate well." Communication dynamics are more complicated than they s...

Jan 20

Postpartum Separation Anxiety

Moving your baby to it's own space can be emotionally challenging and panic-inducing... this anxiety response is normal, but not easy.

Jan 13

What Do You Like Doing That Other People Can't Stand?

Over the summer, I was criticized by my spouse for leaving the gardening hose a tangled hot mess in the garden bed (yes, I guess I am tha...

Jan 6

Have you watched Soul yet?

This simple animated film is just what we needed to end a year like 2020. Soul was able to articulate what we've been trying to understan...

Dec 30, 2020

Do or Don't: New Year's Resolutions

It's that time of year again when we all make a good intentioned list of the things that we want to change about ourselves... Full disclo...

Dec 23, 2020

2020: What We Lost, What We Learned and How to Move Forward

It's glaringly obvious how much we lost this year, but it's also important to consider what we have gained and how to move forward.

Dec 16, 2020

Three Tricks to Ease the Stress of the Holidays

The holidays can be a stressful & overwhelming time for many in a year that we aren't battling a global pandemic. So, adding that icing t...

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