I recently received an email from a young person expressing a really common problem. They were gracious enough to agree to have our discussion posted here so that others in similar situations might benefit... For a while now I've just lost all motivation. I graduated high school about 3 years ago, had my college years and everything all planned out. I went away to school and something in me changed. I fell into (what I believe) was a bit of a depression. I didn't get out of bed or leave my room... Continue reading
Today, work is more stressful than ever. Jobs are harder to find - it seems like everyone knows someone who has been searching for a job for months. We all live in fear of “budget cuts.” And, we all have to produce more with less. Pile on the stress! To make matters worse Continue reading
So, just last week I wrote a post listing 25 ways to cope with stress. And one of those ways was to help others, remember? That's why I was so tickled this morning when I came across this article by Greater Good. It talks about a new study Continue reading
Stress. It is an unavoidable fact of life. But there are ways for you to lessen it's impact. Here are 25 of my favorite stress-busting activities. Choose a few to try out in your own life: Continue reading
I was thrilled when the great folks over at EasyRead recently asked me to contribute again! It's so nice to work with other people who really care about the health and well-being of kids. I debated a bit trying to decide on a topic... and then I happened to have a client come in quite worked up over her upcoming mid-term exams. So, I decided we could all probably use Continue reading