When life gets busy, it seems like our to-do lists never end. We focus on the tasks that we have to get done to meet our real or self-imposed deadlines. Our focus on productivity is practical. But, it can also mean that the people and…
Mental Health articles
You know those people who seem to be really good at talking to others and making everyone feel comfortable? Maybe you’ve seen them on TV or know someone like that. It’s like they have a special ability to understand how people are feeling. They can…
Aging is something we all have in common. It’s a natural part of life. So are the changes it brings to our minds and bodies. Even though we may miss some aspects of our more youthful days, there’s much to appreciate about getting older. In…
Have you ever thought about your legacy? What do you want to leave behind? It can be scary to think about our mortality. But, it might help to focus instead on our legacies. When we figure out what we want to leave behind, we can…
By the time we hit our 40s and 50s, many of us have faced some life transitions. Starting and leaving school, entering the workforce, forming relationships and having families all change the rhythm and context of our everyday lives. For many, retirement is out on…
It seems like the past few years have brought us loads of unsettling news. Because of everything happening around the globe, from the pandemic to climate changes to economic, social and political unrest, it seems like there is bad news everywhere we turn. It comes…
The COVID pandemic brought a wave of losses to our everyday world. A staggering number of lives were lost. Yet there were also intangible losses that are harder to quantify but were, and are, very much a part of our lived experience. Processing and managing…
Like it or not, there are a lot of social expectations out there for how we live our lives. That you should be in a relationship, have kids or opt into group activities to fit the “status quo” in our world. But these ways of…