As the holidays continue to sweep in one after the other, it’s a time of year where grief can feel masked by the momentum of colorful lights, decorations, and gatherings. Yet grief does not wait for a convenient time to meet. For countless people the holidays are the most stressful, challenging, and heartsick baring seasons [...]
Worrying Won’t Change the Outcome Life comes with a lot of responsibilities and circumstances that at times can feel overwhelming. But the truth is that no amount of worrying or anticipation is going to change the outcome of what is. In fact, engaging in habits of worry only drains us of our health and general [...]
Each of us has a relationship with money. It’s a resource we rely on to cover our basic needs and beyond. And though money is a taboo topic for many, we’d like to touch on the subject of financial wellbeing. Financial wellbeing is not just about the amount of money we manage and possess. Rather [...]
Self-care is often depicted in extravagant ways that for many require unrealistic amounts of time and resources. But as always, we are here to keep it grounded and simple. Practicing self-care in real time is a lot more natural and unforced than are the grand gestures usually imagined. We’ve all heard the saying “you can’t [...]
Imagine for a moment that your emotions are a person. Better yet, a young child on the verge of a temper tantrum. Now imagine that you’ve somehow agreed to allow this young tempered child to drive the vehicle that holds you and everything else you care about. Sounds chaotic and a bit irresponsible right? This [...]
Here we are over a year later and still find ourselves gripped by the hands of a pandemic. By now, most of us have experienced losses and adapted to a new normal that has stretched beyond all expectation. Leaving behind the beating hearts of many wondering, when will this ever end? The world events that [...]
Well, we did it. We have managed to make it through one of the strangest and possibly most challenging years we have yet to face as a collective humanity. As we approach the final days of 2020, we are met with the opportunity to reflect and discern on how to best move forward into the [...]
When people consider what it means to live a healthy lifestyle, physical aspects such as diet and exercise are usually the first to be mentioned. Though these aspects are unquestionably essential, they fail to acknowledge the role that the mind plays in our overall health. So, how do you speak to yourself in the privacy [...]
One of the most simple and effective things we can do to support the body is drink an abundance of water. This is a fact that most of us are well aware of yet still seem to regularly bypass or struggle to keep up with. By taking command of our hydration we are actively setting [...]
Aromatherapy is a practice that dates back many thousands of years carrying on from one civilization to another. Ancient Egypt, China, and India being of the first cultures to bring forward and utilize this form of medicine in a visible way. Plant extracts such as essential oils were highly respected and for much time carried [...]