How to Combat Fear of Missing Out

  With summer rolling out many are feeling hopeful that the COVID restrictions will be over. It seems surreal to feel like this pandemic may even have the power to strip us of our summer enjoyments. It is hard to fathom that things have not passed and that we are...

Adolescents Need for Structure

  During the school break this holiday season, many students find themselves without structure during their day. Although the break from school is something they look forward to and celebrate it may cause trouble when there is a clear lack of structure....

How to Help a Friend Through Grief

Death is something that is inevitable and yet we as a society do a good job at avoiding any thought of it. When we are affected by grief and death it can make us feel helpless and powerless. It sometimes feels harder to go through when we see it affecting our loved...

Self-Critic

  Our brain generates thousands of thoughts each day, including the internal dialogue that runs in our heads.  It turns out the tone of our internal dialogue has a significant impact on our mood and well-being. For example, how many times after we make a...

The Love Language of Children, Acts of Service

  Welcome back to the series about how children feel loved. Today we move away from gift giving and into acts of service. Have you ever felt loved when someone went out of their way to pick you up, go on an errand for you, or clean up something they didn’t...