April is Stress Awareness month and everyone needs a good stress reducing exercise that takes just a few minutes and affords your Autonomic Nervous System a little break. Over the…
As a conclusion to my last two posts, this article discusses ways of completing the stress cycle and how you know you are through it. Derived from the book Burnout:…
How many times have you been faced with this statement? Whether you think it, say it or hear it – these are words that can have a lot of different…
Storms don’t discriminate. Everyone faces storms in his or her lifetime, whether adults or children. Sometimes we may ask, “Why me?” Maybe the question we should be asking instead is…
Conflict-resolution skills are essential for repairing and preserving close relationships. Most of us grew up in families that did not model healthy conflict-resolution. So, the task of learning these fair…
Conflict is an inevitable part of any close relationship. Most people dislike engaging in conflict and some people even go out of their way to avoid it. But, resolving conflict…
An Overview of: “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community” Loneliness and social isolation have been growing…
“In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.” (Ephesians 4:26-27 NIV) One…
This was the title of a book that I purchased as part of a book list for a course in graduate school. It was a recommendation, but not required. My…
Unfortunately, many of us aren’t taught emotional identification, let alone the value in being able to name our feelings. The ability to name our emotions can be a powerful tool…
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