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The definition of resilience is "the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness."Â Â
So the question really is, "How TOUGH are you?"
You probably have gone through some ...
I heard a song the other day called, Happy by NF. It’s a rap song and NF is an artist that my boys are into right now. Some of the lyrics jumped out at me and I realized that there was a deep truth ...
 Research on the gut-brain axis isn’t new. But our interest in this research and the amount of research has grown exponentially in the past few years.Â
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Way back in 1765, Robert Whytt coined the t...
Basketball is a big part of my little family’s life right now. Â
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Recently, I was watching my husband coach our sons’ in practice. Side note: I’m super proud of him and our boys…he’s a great coach...
Cortisol is often referred to as the STRESS HORMONE. So much information is out there about lowering cortisol levels. Including what I share.
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It is true that chronic stress (i.e. chronic excess ...
What if you had a magic wand right now that would solve one big problem for you?
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Maybe you think this is a silly question.Â
Maybe you’ve outgrown magical thinking. Â
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I hope I can get you to r...
A few years ago, when I was a school counselor at an elementary school, my dear friend was the art teacher. We found an Art Therapy workshop and somehow convinced our boss to let us go to this worksh...
In college, I worked at the Limited at the mall. It was one of many jobs I had but by far, it was the most glamorous. I felt very much like the “city girl” I had always dreamed of being. I had the ...
One of the things that drew me into psychology when I was 20, were all of the great words used to describe how people behaved and their mental & emotional experiences. I was fascinated by the laser-f...
I’m reading a book right now called, The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy. In summary, it’s about how small habits compound over time resulting in drastic effects. The effects of these small habits a...
Is Social Media Ruining our Youth’s Mental Health?
The US Surgeon General has issued a report called “Social Media and Youth Mental Health”. It’s a 25 page report summarizing everything we know so f...
Have you heard the buzz around AI (Artificial Intelligence)? I remember the concept from my childhood…but it was all just science fiction. Now, it’s real and it’s available to the mainstream…aka, us...
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