Winter Blues & How To Beat Them
Winter can be a tough time for many people. The shorter days and longer hours of darkness can really affect mood and energy level. For those who don’t like the cold weather, that can have an affect as well. And…
Two Minutes of Peace, Calm and Kindness
I’ve been bouncing around ideas for this month’s blog for weeks. I haven’t been able to nail down exactly what I want to write about. As I think about what people are dealing with right now, well...there’s a lot. Parents,…
September Stress
September is a common time of year for transitions. Kids, parents and teachers are transitioning back to school, sports and activities. Since life is still anything but normal these days, the transitions right now are exponentially more stressful than a…
Gimme a break!
August is usually a time when many people take vacations, a time to get away from it all and relax. As with most things in life recently, things are different this year. Some people are still opting to go on…
Grieving Our “New Normal”
Remember “normal” life? Yeah... me neither. Even though things in New Jersey have opened up some, it’s definitely not the life we closed up in March. One of the amazing things about human beings is our ability to adapt to…
Self talk: Friend or Foe?
Self talk. We all do it, we all have different voices in our heads and no, that doesn’t mean we are crazy, just human. How much do you pay attention to how you talk to yourself though? Personally and professionally,…
Social Media & The Myths It Portrays
Social media, Snap chat, Instagram, Facebook-we can’t live with it, we can’t live without it! This has become the world we live in. Adults, teens and tweens alike find themselves checking their preferred mediums anywhere from a couple times a…
Tis the season to be jolly…depressed, anxious, stressed?
It’s that time of year again, the holidays. Christmas music started in November, stores have had holiday merchandise out since October. Television shows and commercials are littered with holiday themes about how wonderful this time of year is. And for…