Happiness: A Conscious Choice

How many times have we found ourselves reeling from what life throws our way?  It is so easy to fall into a struggling mindset or a victim mentality, saying things to ourselves things like, “if only that didn’t happen,” or “if they would just get it and understand what I have to deal with.” Well,... Continue Reading →

Living Around Toxic People

Hurt, anger, a flooded mind, sick feeling, weakness, a change in personality, depression, and feeling of worthlessness are all associated with being around toxic people.  These are people that state untrue things like they are fact and insinuate that others feel the exact same way they do.  Other times, it is a flood of passive... Continue Reading →

Survivor Mentality

As my 17 year old daughter finishes her final year of high school and excitement with discussion around colleges occur, I’m confronted with a frightening statistic: One in 4 women are sexually assaulted during their college years I won't be there to protect my daughter throughout her college experience, which can be hard for a... Continue Reading →

Value of Life Lessons

My father built a full sized, one room Victorian style playhouse for my girls when they were little. It was heated, adorned with Victorian style lights inside and a porch light outside, and had flower-filled boxes under each window. His craftsmanship showed in the hand build windows, front door, and wood floor. It was a... Continue Reading →

Mindfulness & business interaction

Betsy noticed change as the physician’s brow dropped slightly, as she discussed the life-saving qualities of the medication she spoke to the Cardiologist about. “Something seems to be on your mind. May I ask what your thoughts are about what we just discussed?” The physician looked at the stack of patient charts on his desk,... Continue Reading →

Accepting & Facing Challenges

As I sat in my immunologist's office filling out the usual form on current health status, I was feeling good about everything. I had no apparent health issues and was grateful for that. I happily marked the box totally controlled, referring to asthma. I have been diagnosed with asthma. But, in my mind I thought,... Continue Reading →

The Other Side of Helplessness

Psychological Abuse and Control is far too common in unhealthy relationships. There are specific tactics that abusers use that are important to identify. The victim often feels helpless and hopeless. There is another side to helplessness!

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