Creating A Deep Connection This Valentine’s Day
By Guest Blogger Dr. Juan Santos, CRC, LCMHC Connection isn’t optional in intimate relationships. It’s a required pillar that allows the relationship to stand with firmness and longevity. Lacking a connection with your partner can leave you feeling lost, insecure, and...
When All the Pieces Fit
By Lauren Hayworth, COO, A Child’s World Learning Centers Parents and educators alike can have the privilege of seeing joy on a child’s face as he or she happily completes a puzzle. For infants, a shape sorter is a classic early learning tool that introduces them to...
Show Your RED & Know Your 8!
By Sarah Fedele, American Heart Association Maybe it’s those hot red heels, your red winter gloves, those favorite red workout pants, that spicy little RED dress or your favorite red suit – either way, it’s time to dust them off for National Wear Red Day! Show Your...
Find an Activity that Grounds You
By Guest Blogger Courtney Fleet When one season ends and another begins, it can be hard to find your footing. Maybe you had big goals for last year that you didn’t quite meet. Maybe this year’s resolutions already feel heavy. I find that the best way to combat these...
How to Help a Friend Who’s Going Through a Hard Time
By Guest Blogger Tara Pitts My family and I once had an unexpected hard time with the opportunity to witness amazing goodness. It began when I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. As a busy mother of two young daughters, I had popped into my primary care...
How To Support Your Teen With The Winter Blues
By Guest Blogger Dr. Juan Santos, CRC, LCMHC Have you noticed any behavioral or mood changes in your teen during the winter months? Maybe they are in bed longer than usual or not going out as much with friends. Season Affective Disorder is a seasonal depression that...
Resolve to Take the Stress out of Stress Management
By Guest Blogger Marisa Tomasic In my twenty years as a private practice psychologist, I incorporated “stress management 101” into my work. I used this method with every person I treated. Addressing immediate and longer-term stressors and offering ideas for managing...
A New Year, a Chance for New Beginnings
By Guest Blogger Tracy Huneycutt “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” George Eliot I turned 40 this past year. It was a welcome decade to enter. My 20s were spent learning about myself and creating new experiences with friends. I spent the entire...
How Do I Deal with a Negative Friend?
By Guest Blogger Christine Murray, PhD, LPC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative One of my friends is an extreme negative Nelly. There is rarely a conversation that we have where she does not complain or whine about something. If her husband brings...
Healthy Body Image Hacks for This Holiday Season
By Guest Blogger Alona Orofino The Holidays are often rough when it comes to body image issues. Because our culture at large is weight-centric, it infiltrates our family units. So, as we gather with our friends and family for the Holidays, it’s common to hear lots of...
