When you hear people talk about how to feel better when you have clinical depression and anxiety, the suggestions are enumerable: Go take a walk. Go do something fun. Call…
Lisa KriegFebruary 6, 2017
You might call it a silent epidemic. Up to one in five kids living in the U.S. shows signs or symptoms of a mental health disorder in a given year.…
adminSeptember 15, 2016
It was about a dozen years ago and I was going through a rough bout of depression. I convinced myself there must be some ready cure I could find, and…
adminMay 17, 2016
My name is Katie Buckingham and at the age of ten, I developed a series of anxiety disorders. These caused problems for me for many years and because of the…
adminMay 17, 2016
If it feels like a lesson, children won’t be interested. If it’s a game, they’ll love it. That’s what Alfred James says about mindfulness for kids. The author of Pocket…
adminMay 17, 2016
As a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with a degree in Exercise Physiology and twenty years’ experience in the fitness industry, I have learned one very important lesson; consistency and motivation…
adminDecember 21, 2015
by Christine Stephenson, LPC There has been a lot of hype lately about mindfulness but it really isn’t a new concept, it has been around for thousands of years. Many…
adminNovember 15, 2015
Are you struggling with job pressures, arranging childcare, taking care of ill family members, over commitments, or financial issues? How about positive life changes such as, a new job, a…
adminJune 18, 2015
“Sweet dreams are made of this . . . everybody’s looking for something.” Remember the 80’s song by the Eurhythmics? If you have “searched the seven seas” for the answer…
adminJune 18, 2015
Many of us have a problem with patience. That is, we lack it. We might be impatient in all areas of our lives. Or we might get impatient in certain…
adminMarch 24, 2015
Self-care has many faces. The definition really depends on who you ask. That’s because self-care is personal. But there is an overarching theme: Self-care is critical, for ourselves and others.…
adminMarch 18, 2015