Articles on Self-Help
Why I Love Routines
“The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routines.” – Mike Murdock Some, perhaps many people, consider routines the bane of life. Not me. I relish them,...
How to Support a Family Member Struggling with Anxiety
Anxiety is a novel concept in society. Millions of people all over the world struggle with symptoms related to anxiety every day. This common ailment is characterized by uneasiness, uncertainty, obsessive thinking,...
A Simple, Pleasurable Way to Build Your Resilience to Chronic Stress
Chronic stress is living day to day with persistent unpredictability or hostility. You might experience chronic stress while working in a toxic environment where you’re constantly worried that you’ll...
How to Use Media to Start a Parent-Teen Conversation About Mental Health
Using TV Shows and Social Media to Initiate Conversations About Mental Health Mental health is a tough topic to tackle with teenagers, especially when they are often defensive, distant,...
Book Review: The Power of Meaning
In The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters, author Emily Esfahani Smith reports a telling statistic on the explosion of interest in happiness: By 2014, there were...
All Healthy Relationships Have This in Common
Many of us don’t really know what makes a relationship healthy. Which is understandable, because many of us simply never learned. We look to our families to teach us,...
Book Review: 201 Positive Psychology Applications
“You just need to be more positive and look on the bright side.” Unfortunately, anyone who has ever experienced depression has probably received this misguided advice of recovery through positive-thinking....
Topics You Must Regularly Discuss as a Couple
We know that communication is key in a relationship. After all, we aren’t mind readers. If we don’t talk about important topics, we don’t know where we stand. We...
Book Review: The Five Longings
David Richo is a PhD and MFT who has written many books about emotions, being an adult, relationships and more. In his new book, The Five Longings: What We’ve Always...
Surprising Insights About Anxiety
Everyone struggles with anxiety from time to time. Some of us have a closer relationship with it than others. But even though anxiety is universal, there are still plenty...
Book Review: Welcome to the Jungle
Imagine that you just found out you had bipolar disorder. How might you feel? An unexpected diagnosis often throws us for a loop. As we incorporate this new information...
Book Review: Replanting Lives Uprooted By Mental Illness
In her new book, Replanting Lives Uprooted By Mental Illness: A Practical Guide For Families, Nancy Boucher explores how families can be the key to healing that a person...
Book Review: Overcoming the Destructive Inner Voice
Overcoming the Destructive Inner Voice: True Stories of Therapy and Transformation by Robert Firestone reads like a history of case studies. Firestone began his private practice in 1957, and...
Can’t Do Date Night and No Childcare? 9 Connection Builders for Couples
Having kids is a beautiful, wonderful and fulfilling adventure. But it also adds stress to your relationship. After all, extra responsibilities and resources—finite things like money and your energy—are...
Back to School Blues: 9 Ways to Help Your Tween Go Back to School with Ease
It’s almost that time again…the transition to a new school year. This can be a time of joy and excitement for some and it can also be a time...
