Crossroads

Choose your hard. Caught in the crossroads of a tornado? Turmoil? Conflict? It is hard to juggle and live 2 extremes, you have to choose one. Or wait for ‘it’ to choose you. You are either living ‘the life’ partying it up and doing whatever you want in whatever condition you choose and ok with…

I am you; you are me

Life is messy, painful, and beautiful, full of twists and turns that may look different to each of us, but the feelings are the same. What we feel is the same.

Strange Intoxicating Magic

The Exploiter (of relationships) A formal word that you may not think you identify but-You have met this person. You have heard stories of this person. You have seen the train wreck of emotional, financial and physical destruction left by this person. You may even be this person. Don’t be mistaken; this person has likely…

Dynamic Workshop Harnesses Mindfulness for Effective Recovery Process

In a world where stress and anxiety often dominate our day-to-day lives, the need for mindfulness and self-awareness has become more important than ever. Recognizing this need, a transformational workshop is being offered, focusing on the use of mindfulness awareness tools to aid in the recovery process. This workshop, designed to be accessible to all,…

Kindness

Have we, as a people, become so detached from being human, humility, & empathy that we need to be reminded to be kind? Do we need to develop a task force of professionals to role model to other professionals how to be kind? To say that it is ‘ok’ to be kind? How to show…

“Fake it till you make it.”

“Fake it till you make it” is a popular phrase that essentially means to project confidence, competence, or success in a particular area or skill, even if one does not possess it initially. The idea is that by pretending or acting in a certain way, individuals can gain the experience, knowledge, or abilities needed to…

Authenticity

Pressure. Power. Denial. Pretending to be someone you are not, to meet the expectations of another is a phenomenon that causes internal struggle and discontent. It is unfortunate that pressure from friends, family, or social media is taken to heart, it seems people often feel if they don’t measure up then they are not valued….

Mindfulness Reduces Stress and Pain in Patients, Study Reveals

Psychologists have long understood the profound impact mindfulness practices such as meditation, diaphragmatic breathing, self-kindness exercises, and mind-body activities can have on an individual’s overall well-being. The public’s fascination with the mind-body connection and mindfulness training has surged in recent years. However, researchers are now striving to gather more concrete data to assess the correlation…