What Do You Do When Things Are Quiet?
Let’s start this article first with an exercise. I want you to take a moment – 15 seconds – to sit in absolute silence. Without any guidance going in, I want you to do what feels right with those 15 seconds of silence. 3 … 2 … 1 … As…
True Hope Should Be Meaningful
It’s a trope of just about every movie, TV show, song, or piece of art: Hope will save us all! Even in our darkest moments, we’re told we should hold onto hope above all else as a guiding light to a brighter future. We don’t want to imply there’s anything…
True Healing Isn’t Just an Ending But a Beginning Too
We’ve talked a lot about healing in recent months. Healing is a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but it’s certainly not just an ending. Of course, we associate the end of the healing journey with an ending of the pain and suffering we experienced –…
The Abstract Concept of Healing
“Time is the healer of all necessary evils” – Menander (~ 300 B.C.) Healing is one of the greatest journeys we set out in life. We start with a wound and pain and, ideally, end with comfort and satisfaction for where the journey of healing took us. But, how…
Do You Have Eco-Anxiety? Why Earth is the Planet Impacting Your Mood the Most
You see it all the time from your celestial family and friends. “Mercury is in retrograde.” “Neptune is in alignment.” There’s all this talk about other planets and how they may or may not be impacting our mood, but there’s a more obvious planet that’s having a real-time impact on…
Kindness Is Not Weakness, It’s Survival
“Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are.” – Roy T. Bennett Kindness is free. It’s one of the best resources we can give and receive and it comes from within. That quote above perfectly captures the essence of kindness. We must give…
Why Your Business Can Thrive Through Workplace Counseling
We live in a world where businesses are constantly changing and evolving. Employees faced with constant adjustments often fall behind on work or get overwhelmed to the point where they question their position with the company and in the industry. These problems lead to frequent mental health problems and stress…
What Does Neurodiversity Mean? Am I Neurodivergent?
Neurodiversity. What does the word mean to you? This has become a popular buzz term in recent years as we look for more meaningful ways to define the thoughts and feelings we have and how they differ from others. On its face, the word itself presents us with a relatively…
Our Old Solutions Can Become Our New Problems
No matter where you are on the road, you use a left turn signal to turn left and a right turn signal to turn right. But, would you drive 35 miles per hour in a 60 miles per hour zone just because you were previously driving in a 35 miles…
The Components of Loving Yourself This Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is here and love is in the air. Restaurants are packed with couples ready to celebrate each other. Gift shops are counting the cash spent on satisfying the love language of gifts. Romcoms are on every channel you flip through. So, what’s missing? For many, an outlet for…