Knowing When to Change Course

Most likely you have had the experience of things not going as you planned or hoped. It could be a fitness plan, a mental health support plan, an educational plan. Pretty much anything. How do you know when to implement another plan, to change course? I’ll use a couple personal examples: Now, these aren’t earth […]

Can You Learn Resilience?

Have you ever had anyone tell you to pull yourself up from your bootstraps, to grit and force your way through? While having determination can be a helpful trait and sometimes even suck-it-up-buttercup can be useful in certain situations, these traits should not be your only tools. If you wanted to build something you wouldn’t […]

Managing thoughts and feelings 

Our thoughts and feelings can affect our experience of the world, how we relate to other people, and even how our bodies function. I can say from experience that stewing in negative thoughts affected my physical health. When I made the decision to actively look for and focus on good thoughts I started healing. Gratitude […]