Are You Feeling Holiday Stress Around Family Gatherings?
Let’s be real! Sometimes the plans for holiday gatherings with family can be super stressful! Sometimes just getting together with extended family is stressful…without a holiday! It reminds me of a story of a time when a family gathering did not go anything like I anticipated…and how I dealt with it. So whatever your worry, […]
When Worry Takes Over
It’s 6 am. My husband and I just waved goodbye to our daughter and son-in-law and their 3 darling children. They set out for a 20-hour drive back to their home. It’s been an amazing week filled with the excited and happy voices of 3 children running around our home. It’s been […]
Are Your Emotions Running The Show?
Do you ever feel like you are drowning in a pool of overwhelm? Does it feel like you can’t handle one more challenge? There is hope. No matter who you are, there is an answer! Emotional resilience. It is the ability to adapt to the challenges and stresses in your life. Thankfully, it is something […]
5 Lessons To Live By
Wayne Dyer shares some profound truths that have the possibility of changing your life if you adopt them. Do I live in a hostile or friendly universe? There are no justified resentments. What you think you become. Have a mind that is open and attached to nothing. Don’t die with your music still in you. […]
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening, opening the door to what you really want. As the video suggests, become aware of what your body is feeling. Stand or sit still. Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Start at the top of your head and move down your body, saying out loud the […]
Why You Might Not Be Getting The Results You Want
If you are not getting the results you want, what might be possible if you empty your cup and find someone who can teach you? It matters!
Running Away From Ourselves
Holocaust survivor Edith Eger shares a profound understanding in her memoir, The Choice. Conventional wisdom says that if something bothers you or causes you anxiety, then just don’t look at it. Don’t dwell on it. Don’t go there. So we run from past traumas and hardships or from current discomfort or conflict. For much of […]
Adolescent Mental Health
Many tweens and teens believe they are not good enough which then often turns into depression. The Boys and Girls Clubs of America posted a recent article on tween and teen depression, outlining some signs of depression. Mood changes Your teen may seem uncharacteristically sad and quiet, or conversely, very sensitive to criticism and more […]
To Parents of Early Returned LDS Missionaries
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I have an opportunity to work with young adults who have returned home early from their mission service. Some return for medical reasons; some for a lack of representing Jesus Christ in honor and Truth through their actions; and some for mental illness […]
Comparison is the Thief of Joy
Comparison is the thief of joy. Comparison is a pretty natural part of being human. We do it to feel better about ourselves. We do it to validate that we aren’t good enough. We do it to ignore what is really going on. Think of someone you compare yourself to. If life was a box […]