October 13, 2015
How comfortable are you stepping out of your comfort zone? You may be surprised to learn that stepping out of your comfort zone and trying something new and challenging can actually create more connections in the brain, while building your associative mass. Not only that, but it allows you to use more of your brain.
Filed Under: Blog, Stress & Well-being
October 5, 2015
Remember your first health class and that powerful image of a little monkey clinging to its wire-mesh mother for all he was worth? This picture really is worth a thousand words, because it symbolizes who we are as a species. You depend on your biological need for attachment to survive. We are born helpless and
Filed Under: Blog, Parenting & Family
September 30, 2015
You know that feeling you get after a particularly vulnerable moment? Perhaps it’s during an intimate moment, when you suddenly see the red flag of fear pop up, and you will do anything to create space and distance between you and your partner? That desire for space and distance is your need to restore a
Filed Under: Blog, Relationships
September 25, 2015
Not too long ago, at a girl’s night out with some of my younger friends, the conversation led to the subject of children. One friend questioned whether a marriage could be happy without children, while another friend questioned whether you could be happy as a couple with children. The answers, of course, are as individual
Filed Under: Blog, Parenting & Family, Relationships
September 22, 2015
Life is a series of memories, and bonding with your child assures that he will have happy memories. With schools back in session and cooler temperatures moving in, here are a few simple fall child-centered activities that require active listening and help you take time to be present with your child. Listen to him actively
Filed Under: Blog, Parenting & Family