You might be wondering if this feeling will ever end.

Will the spin cycle ever stop?

If you’ve ever struggled with mental health, even a little, you know that it can feel oppressive and hopeless. I’ve had a day, a week or so, and months of struggle over the years.

So many of us go into the Holidays with a dream, a goal, and a desired outcome but we don’t have a plan to achieve our goals. Read more to learn how to have a less stressful holiday season.

You might be wondering why being prepared to embrace something newer or better in a willing and enthusiastic way is important.

Well, as you might remember from biology class, as humans, we are in a life cycle which takes us through a series of changes (not all better since puberty and menopause will happen as part of those changes).

Preparation gets you through to the other side!

Are you a creature of habit or healing?

When you are out of sorts, what do you need- nourishment or comfort?

Nourishment provides comfort. When you are in an altered state of being (grief, sadness, stressed out, etc.), you want comfort. You want your comfy clothes, a pile of greasy fries or mashed potatoes with mac-n-cheese, and mind-numbing TV shows. What you need though is nourishment. 

Do you wonder why others can see our situation so much clearer than we see it? It’s all about honesty and vulnerability. 

You might be wondering how you can be more honest and vulnerable with someone else than you are with yourself...it’s easier than you think!!!

It works like this…

Change. It’s a word that can invoke a variety of emotions. Change can be exciting, or it can be hard and nerve-wracking. In so many cases, it can be both of these things at once. Of course, we’ve all been dealing with an avalanche of change since the pandemic spread across the globe. Here’s how many people's lives have changed and how you can cope.