Ever look at someone and think to yourself, “How are you still alive?” Maybe that’s just me and the field I work in, but we all know someone who has been through hell. Someone who either struggled with addiction, abuse, poverty, or other challenging life circumstances. We hear stories of life challenges and think, how… Read More

I remember that moment, not maybe with perfect accuracy, but I remember through tear stained cheeks, looking in the bathroom mirror of my little one-bedroom apartment thinking, “I don’t know who I am anymore. I am *****’s girlfriend and that’s all I know.” I had lost myself. The relationship didn’t last much longer after that.… Read More

So much of how we connect to others has to do with how we respond in conversation. Have you ever noticed that sometimes conversations just die? Even when you are hoping to talk more but it seems like there just is not much else to say? Or maybe you haven’t given much thought to your… Read More

Self-esteem, self-worth, self-confidence… We come up with a lot of phrases to mean relatively the same thing. We definitely struggle a lot with this in our society. In different ways maybe, but the general theme returns over and over again; feelings of not quite being “enough.” I ask people all the time, “What does enough… Read More

I have certainly talked about Gratitude before and will probably never stop. Research by Dr. Robert Emmons, a leader in Positive Psychology Research, shows that those who make a point of practicing gratitude daily show benefits from exercising more, expressing higher levels of happiness in their lives, more optimism about the future, were making steps… Read More