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Happy New Year! As we plunge into 2023, we see stories galore on how to best plan for and implement our many well-intended New Year’s Resolutions. Whether it be how to live a healthier and more physically fit life through consistent exercise, refining our diets with fruits and vegetables, and/or mindful meditation and yoga to […]

The month of December hosts numerous celebrations. Obviously, the first which comes to mind is Christmas. Many would quickly list Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and even Boxing Day, a holiday celebrated on the first weekday after Christmas; with New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day streaming subsequently thereafter. With the myriad of planned celebratory December festivities, holiday […]

The holiday season can be such a fun, joyful time of year, but it can also be a time for added stress and anxiety, maybe even sadness over the loss of a loved one. As adults, we’re preparing meals, appetizers, cookies for Santa, going to or hosting parties, buying gifts, for everyone from your boss […]

Everybody deals with stress and anxiety, however, the key is to know what to do when you stressed out. It is not always easy to keep your feelings from getting the best of you. With this in mind, here are seven tips that a person can use to help manage their daily stresses and anxieties […]

Bullying is something that can affect the bully, the bullied and the witnesses. October was Bullying Prevention Month and we’d like to share information about how to work with kids to identify and stop bullying. So just how commonly reported is bullying? In a 2019 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey, youth were asked […]

Commitment isn’t easy. But it makes all the difference. Make a commitment to self-care today and watch how it allows more peace and resilience and well-being into every aspect of your life. A commitment to self-care could be as simple as taking a daily walk or saying ‘no’ to that extra treat you sorta want, […]

If you’re a parent, especially of young children, you know that teaching them how to keep on a morning routine can oftentimes be challenging. There’s getting dressed, brushing teeth and hair, eating breakfast, gathering school materials, packing a lunch, just to name a few. We use the term ‘executive functions’ to describe these routine patterns […]

The Tao Te Ching is essentially folk wisdom passed down from time immemorial. Said to have been written down about 2,500 years ago, the tao eventually coalesced in the form of 81 poems that speak to the common source of man’s perpetual dilemma. How can I be a more compassionately aware and loving person in […]

Here’s a fun list of things about the human body you probably didn’t know-but fascinating nevertheless A Blink is a ‘micronap’ You probably thought that a blink was just something you did to keep your eyes moist or keep dust out of them. In fact, closing our eyes briefly has been found, according to a […]

Maintaining a mental health balance has been a struggle across the globe for several years, really peaking with the introduction and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Inflation and economic struggles are hitting Americans hard and have been for several months now. Gas prices, grocery costs and/or rent hikes are affecting everyone. Financial struggles have long been recognized […]

As a parent or adult in a child’s life, mental health awareness is so important, and issues sometimes increase over the summer months. Here is what you should be aware of when tracking a kid’s mental health Types of mental health issues present differently amongst youth and all need to be addressed by professionals: General […]

Would you like to be more successful, happier, or just more stable and settled in life? As the person living your life, there comes a point where you must accept responsibility for how it has turned out. Yes, it may not be (entirely) your fault – other people may have pushed you to places you […]