It’s no secret– the days are getting shorter and darker. Whether you’ve struggled with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)  in the past or not, keeping your spirits up throughout the winter may be on your mind.  In the spirit of being proactive about our mental health, I want to share some insight into this upcoming season through […]

“This is just who I am” “This is who I wound up being” So often I see people feeling stuck where they are. Feeling like whatever their Enneagram test or Myers Brigg’s says, that’s their destiny. But I’m here to tell you that you do not have to feel stuck with where you are now. […]

This week I want to talk about something that feels more vulnerable to share… There has been a lot going on around the world (in almost every aspect) and it can be hard to not get bogged down in doom-scrolling.  I’ve personally been exploring how to cope with this, and hope this insight resonates if you are […]

Whether we are talking about relationships with friends, parents or significant others, there is a disturbing communication trend I’ve been seeing in my office and in the world lately. I call it….”taking away people’s pain” This trend typically starts when we are young. Our parents unknowingly interact with us this way and we learn to be afraid of our feelings […]

Yes, you can be sober and STILL have this much fun! Drinking is up all over the world right now, and it concerns me. Not because I’m sober and want to convert people, but because as a culture we don’t talk about the ways alcohol negatively impacts our mental health. Instead we often say, some […]

“You cannot stop having negative thoughts. But you can stop listening to them and taking them seriously.” It’s so easy for us to get wrapped up in our negative thoughts and negative self talk. That little voice telling us over and over that you can’t do something, that you’re not good enough, that you don’t […]

Setting Boundaries is a Sign of Self Respect When we find it difficult to set boundaries, many times it’s because we feel like if we do, we’re not being respectful to the other people involved. In reality, if we don’t set boundaries the person we’re disrespecting most is ourselves. Think about it, it’s your time that isn’t […]