In the midst of a pandemic, many of us may have moments where we find ourselves stressed, overwhelmed, and irritable. For couples, this “new world” we live in has brought on a variety of additional stressors, far outside of the norm—balancing working from home,...

Grief is one of those uncomfortable and difficult concepts that we all have felt in one way or another, yet we also tend to push away or avoid because it means we have to open ourselves up to vulnerability. As with every other uncomfortable...

During the summer, I usually go to the pool often and try to connect with family members I do not get to see as much during the school year. My kids look forward to seeing certain sitters (home from college) and attending certain summer...

Pools, cookouts, trips, good books, more time outside…what words come to mind when you think of summer? Based on our upbringing and experiences we all have our own ideas and expectations about what different seasons should look like–where we should go, who we should...

The HPA Axis stands for the Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis. Don’t worry too much about the name, just know that your HPA axis is your bodies stress response’s central hub. Your hypothalamus, which regulates hormones and body temperature, is the first piece of this...

Now, more than ever, many of us are finding ourselves feeling in a funk, out of our element, and at struggling to have enough energy to push through the day. Life in self-quarantine has quickly brought on a whole new set of challenges for...