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How to Love Yourself (when struggling with mental illness)
Struggling with mental illness can be a destructive process. We pick ourselves apart, judge ourselves, over-analyze every move we make...
Ways for Parents to Decrease Stress and Increase Positivity Amidst the Chaos of Covid-19
The struggle is real! You are not alone. Here are 5 things to consider that will keep you on the path to a healthier, happier...
How to Survive Becoming an Empty Nester
Part 1: The Departure and Remaining Connected Perhaps the real question is how will you get by without them there? It’s the ultimate...
What Does Success Mean to You?
A little backstory of where this topic comes from. The concept of success came up this week while leading therapy groups. This led to an...
Life Transitions
Correction- we have to adapt. Transitions can cause a great deal of anxiety. Anxiety is a strong sense of fear or worry that tells us,...
Practicing Gratitude
Before we get to December 31st, it can feel like the year has been a major downer. Personally, 2017 was ridiculous. It felt like the year...
Hurricane Harvey: Receiving Help
Hurricane Harvey has devastated the Texas coast. Specifically for me, my heart aches with my fellow Houstonians as we work to rebuild our...
Hurricane Harvey: Recovery Workers, Take a Break
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, one would expect to find our beloved city’s spirit completely broken. Day after day, the news is...
Unhappy Wife? Let Me Help.
There’s a hilarious video that’s been floating around YouTube for a number of years now. It’s titled, “It’s Not About the Nail” and it’s...
Premarital Counseling: Shattering the Stigma
As a therapist, I am well aware of the stigma that comes along with seeking counseling or therapy. I think one reservation...
Boundaries: Part Two
In my most recent blog, I discussed what boundaries are and shared some examples of different types. In this blog, I would like to...
The “Q” Near You
I am excited to start some dialogue regarding explanation of the LGBTQIA+ community. We can all be a part of personal advocacy. For what...
Nama-stay Away From Anxiety With Yoga
At the beginning of the year, I decided I wanted to try something new with my workout routine and I joined a yoga studio. Yoga has always...
Carving Children into Adults
Raising children can be a difficult task. Some days seem much harder than others. However, making it through the tough days can be...
Talkin About The “B” Word – Boundaries
What are they really though? Often times, when we began talking about boundaries, we think of something hard and immovable; but let me...
Surviving the Teenage Years
Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. Teenagers are from some planet far, far away yet to be named! This could be why the teenage...
Stable Business Practices
As you might have noticed recently, our entire office was recently challenged by our blogging queen to write a blog series on stability....
I Love My Wife, But I Still Cheated.
So, let me ask you, how do you define love? When you tell your spouse you love them, what do you actually mean? This might be the most...
I Can’t Believe You’re a Working Mom!
The struggle is real As a working mom, I will be the first to tell you that we do NOT have it easy. But let’s be real: neither do...
Money Talks
“DON’T BUY THINGS YOU CAN’T AFFORD WITH MONEY YOU DON’T HAVE TO IMPRESS PEOPLE YOU DON’T LIKE.” – DAVE RAMSEY Discussing finances can be...
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