It is one of my mantras that “forgiveness is an ongoing process.” For me, this means that when someone has hurt me deeply, I have to keep forgiving them. Sure, I forgive them the first time, but then I have to keep walking that...

The holidays are here. They come this time every year whether we are ready for them or not.  And this time of year always gets me thinking about family and friends. When I think of who I will be gathering with and who I...

We’ve always learned about pronouns in elementary school but we’ve not always learned about what they mean outside of the grammatical context. Pronouns are words “that refers to either the people talking or someone that is being talked about (i.e. she, him, them, etc.)”...

Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities you once...

Wellness is one of the most common things that is mentioned in therapy. It is a term that could be defined as, one’s overall contentment, success, and comfortability in a particular area of life. Wellness is often broken up into different section of our...

**Please proceed with caution. Grief is difficult to experience, speak of and even read about. Some of the things mentioned in this blog may be triggering to you and stir up strong emotions. Please make sure you are prepared to read about grief and...