Friendships are powerful. Period. Illustrator: Nate Williams www.n8w.com Friendships give you a sense of self and direction, make you feel less lonely in life, and provide a security of support through your good and bad times. The list of benefits can go on. If you extend yourself to only one kind of friendship, [...]
Close your eyes. Clear your mind. Take in a deep breath. Now exhale. Think about all the people that are in your life that have filled it with comfort, love and joy. Can you see their faces? Can you hear their voices? Can you sense how they make you feel safe and loved? Keep that thought [...]
Schools all across the country are facing the dilemma of bullying. Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior in which someone intentionally and repeatedly causes another person injury or discomfort. Bullying can threaten children’s physical and emotional safety at school and can negatively impact their ability to learn. It can lead children and teenagers to [...]
Making the choice to reach out and seek mental health therapy is definitely an important and intimate step in your life. It allows you to look into your world with different lenses and come out stronger and better equipped to handle everyday problems. However, not everyone who seeks a therapist has a mental disorder. I contemplated writing about this [...]
As adults, it is hard for some of us to talk comfortably and candid about our own bodies. Our private parts are a part of our body just as head, shoulders, knees and toes are. There is no shame in our body parts. We feel embarrassed with nervous giggles and sometimes ashamed because it’s not something [...]
This is a powerful yet incredibly beautiful phrase that people with depression are trying to tell us about the world they live in. There are millions of people who are silently suffering and cling on to barely managing their symptoms, just for the hope of not falling into crisis mode to seek help. They would [...]