Coping Skills and Mental Wellness
Are You a People Pleaser? The Subtle Art of the Gentle No
Let’s paint a familiar picture: You’ve carved out a sliver of time for yourself. Maybe it’s a lazy Sunday afternoon or just an hour after work to decompress. You deserve it. You’ve been working hard—for your family, your job, your friends—and this is your moment to breathe. Then the phone rings. An email chimes. The…
Read MoreHow Sleep Affects Your Mood, Memory, and Stress
By: Hannah Fillinger Sleep may not always be your first priority when school, work, family, and other responsibilities are competing for your attention. But sleep is more than time spent resting. It plays an important role in how you regulate emotions, process information, and cope with stress. A night of poor sleep happens to everyone.…
Read MoreWhen Life Changes: 5 Ways to Manage Stress
Life has a way of moving us into new chapters whether we feel ready for them or not. My older son graduated and left for college first, and his younger brother followed a few years later. My husband and I found ourselves in a genuinely new phase of life, one centered a lot more on…
Read MoreSigns of Teen Burnout and How Parents Can Help
School is back in session, which means an overload of assignments, tests, deadlines, and social pressure for your teen — and a front-row seat for you. If your once-motivated kid suddenly seems exhausted, short-tempered, or like they’re just going through the motions, you might be watching teen burnout happen in real time. You’re not imagining…
Read MoreGrieving Through The Holidays
By: Elizabeth Koth It was around the holidays last year that my dad started to undergo a battery of tests that eventually ended with a cancer diagnosis. He went through one round of chemo in early February and passed away on February 15th…his 74th birthday. It has been just over 10 months since his passing…
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