Celebrating Disability Pride Month
July is Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This important civil rights legislation was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. It prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in all areas...
Blurring the Lines Between Gun Violence and Mental Health Stigmatizes Mental Health
As we wrap up mental health awareness month, I’d like to share a story of how I recently watched close to 7000 people be manipulated into further stigmatizing mental health. A stadium full of good-hearted citizens mostly applauded loudly and cheered in response to one...
How to Stop Doom-Scrolling and Start Healing
My heart is sickened with the trauma being experienced by the people of Ukraine. I think of all the innocent victims of war. I think of parents of young men only a few months older than my youngest son. These parents are not planning their son’s graduation party like...
4 Ways to Defeat Destructive Behaviors in Your Relationship
Conquest. War. Hunger. Death. These are the Four Horsemen of the apocalypse, the end of times. If your romantic relationship feels apocalyptic, do not despair, there is an antidote to bring back the love! Fortunately, I am not a snake-oil salesman. The love potion I...
3 Tips to Sticking with Your Resolutions
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My Daughter Won the Battle Against Covid-19, or Did She?
My Daughter Won the Battle Against Covid-19, or Did She? At the end of February this year, I sat in the large fan section, cheering on my niece as she swam at her collegiate conference. This trip marked the second year in a row, where we have traveled a couple of...
How to Challenge Thinking Errors in Stressful Times
How to Challenge Thinking Errors in Stressful Times Currently, most people have experienced an incredible shift in our regular daily routines. With this change, many individuals are experiencing increased worry, stress, anxiety, depressed moods, irritability, and...
I.M.P.R.O.V.E.
I.M.P.R.O.V.E. I’ve been quiet for the past few weeks. Not sure quite what to say or write, which is not typical for me. Like many of you, I have been watching how COVID-19 is impacting our communities, country, and world. I cannot wrap my mind around the complexity...
Hand Sanitizer is not Going to Save Us
Hand Sanitizer is not going to save us. How we respond to our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, as well as how we show up towards other people’s thoughts, feelings, and actions will. Likewise, finding meaning can assist us through this experience as well.
Relationship Status, It’s Complicated
If I labeled my relationship status with the entity Facebook, it would state, “It’s complicated.” My dramatic on-again-off-again relationship with the social media platform is similar to any other unhealthy relationship. One could argue many people’s relationship with social media has similarities to an affiliation with a person who has a narcissistic personality disorder.
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