When Words Hurt—How to not let others affect your mental health.

When Words Hurt—How to not let others affect your mental health.

We all have had people say things to us at one time or another that really “sting”. Sometimes they can stick with us, or end up with us carrying around the feelings we are left with. Words can hurt.

Self Esteem—Your pursuit of happiness

Self Esteem—Your pursuit of happiness

You may have heard the common saying, “You have to love yourself first.”   These clichés are just that, but there is truth to them.  In The Pursuit of Happyness with Will Smith, it meant a fight to become stable financially.  More importantly, his character focused on teaching his son very valuable lessons of

Happy Holidays—or are they depressed holidays?

Happy Holidays—or are they depressed holidays?

So many are thrilled for the upcoming holiday season, but so many are not. For those not thrilled at all, the holiday rush is a source of stress, a time of remembering and grieving those you’ve lost, facing the

The end of a relationship sucks—period.

The end of a relationship sucks—period.

The end of any relationship just sucks!  But, the end of a romantic one, whether it be a marriage, or someone you were dating, seems to hurt the most.  It feels like

Self-compassion--How can you give yourself a break?

Self-compassion--How can you give yourself a break?

Self-compassion is one of the most important things I have learned to integrate into my daily life.  It has helped me make it through my toughest days.  I feel that one of the most prominent things that

Codependency—Finding balance between giving to your partner, and giving to yourself.

Codependency—Finding balance between giving to your partner, and giving to yourself.

Balance--in this area--it’s about having a reciprocal relationship with another.  If you have things you do for yourself that are “you”,  giving you your own identity that, “keep you going”; and your partner