February is known to be the month of love. We spend money on flowers, chocolates, and fancy dinners. If a significant other is not in the picture, we are told […]
Build Your Resilience
“Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up.” –Mary Holloway It’s that time of year in the Upper […]
Adopting a Clean Slate Attitude (even if the New Year doesn’t feel “fresh”)
The New Year is full of symbolism and hype. People are encouraged to make resolutions and look at the year ahead as a fresh start, a clean slate. But what […]
A Message of Optimism
In general, I’m optimistic about the future. As I’ve discussed in past blog posts, we have made many incredible advances as a society, and we continue to push the envelope […]
An Era of “Fight or Flight”
When you turn on the TV or read a news article, what do you see? How do you feel? More than likely, you’re exposed to a flurry of negative headlines […]
5 Reasons to Unplug
Don’t get me wrong, the modern world is wonderful. As I’ve written about in a past blog post, we are living in a better time than ever before–an era of relative […]
5 Tips for Parents to Survive the School Year
It’s hard to know what the upcoming school year will bring. Some schools are requiring kids to wear masks; others are not. Some parents are teaching their kids at home […]
Droplets and Oceans
My life amounts to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean. Yet what is any ocean, but a multitude of drops? -David Mitchell It’s easy to believe your […]
How Flexibility + Grit = Success
It’s been a rollercoaster year (longer, really!) for many of us. The stock market has seen extreme highs and lows. Many people became unemployed or underemployed due to the pandemic. […]
The Radical Choice to Build Trust
Images can be photoshopped, videos can be doctored, and anyone can create a false identity online and pretend to an entirely different person. It’s even difficult to know, at times, […]