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Owning a pet can be hard work. It’s a long-term commitment, and is mixed with joy, and at time sadness.  Pets join us on our journey through life’s many major…

It’s that time of year that can bring tremendous joy and serious disappointment and frustration to high school seniors who applied to college. College acceptance (and denial) letters. This year has been…

Our brains were developed to prioritize our safety and survival. With quick decision-making, our brains weren’t designed to critically examine and think about things too much. After all, ensuring our safety and…

As we start 2022, it’s important to think about our goals. Many of us create lofty goals around diet or exercise, finances, or improving our interpersonal relationships. Establishing and following goals is…

When a child is raised by parents in separate households, it can be stressful on several different levels.  From each parent’s own perception of “what’s right,” and “how to do…

According to the dictionary, stigma is defined as “a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.”  When we think of the word stigma, it creates an…

Now that summer is over, many are returning to work or school. For most, there’s an adjustment period, and this is even more prominent in times of COVID-19 when a number…

Last blog post, we identified various types of groups, and how they can help with treatment. Groups can help improve connection and purpose, while decreasing symptoms of depression, anxiety, trauma, and…

Sometimes we need more support than what individual services can provide us. Or we may feel more comfortable sharing our ideas and talking about difficult topics with a group of people. We…