In the United States, 1 in 6 people will experience clinical depression in their lifetime. Clinical depression goes beyond everyday...

An attachment bond is how we connect with others, and it begins at birth. After birth, the primary caregivers for a child model soothing...

New Year’s Day naturally offers a sense of renewal by providing a space to reflect on the past year and provides a clean slate for...

Happy and unhappy couples have something in common, they both experience conflict. What do you do when you feel like your relationship is...

It recently came to my attention that during the month of November, men around the globe, shave their facial hair into moustaches to...

How we communicate with each other impacts our relationships with friends, family, co-workers, neighbors and even acquaintances. It helps...

If you are a parent or caregiver, then you know that some days can be incredibly difficult, while others can be filled with joy. Even one...

We cannot always make sense of challenges in our lives and change can be more routine than anything else. Maybe life’s events seem to...

Conflict can cause negative emotions to form within an individual's natural response system. When conflict is not resolved appropriately,...

Polyvagal Theory is a theory that focuses on the vagus nerve having a significant role in emotional regulation, social connection, and...

A new school year has arrived, along with anxiety for most kids. School anxiety is real and can look different for each child. Some...

I want you to think about your own upbringing regarding sexual health. Think back to that uncomfortable health class where they brought...

Summer is the season when things slow down and provides time for families to reconnect. However, as summer winds down and families begin...

Breathing – one of those basic human functions that we don’t have to think about doing … most of the time. When the stress of our lives...

We have all seen the Instagram posts, so and so was born at 1:25am on January 1st, and mom and baby are doing great. The lighting is dim,...

Feeling blue every now and then due to life circumstances is normal and being human. We have emotions and they change from happy to...

When most of us go to work, we know what to expect. We know how our days will go, who we will see, what time we get off, and for the most...

A number of you may be familiar with the concept of “mindfulness." Most often I hear mindfulness discussed in terms of various...

Adolescence is a challenging time for many teenagers (and their parents)! Teens are living in a much different world than they were when...

While going through my social work program, I had an internship at a facility that provided care for individuals diagnosed with...