If you were to have told me last year we’d be experiencing a global pandemic, experience a lock down and feel like a ping pong ball in the process I would have said you were crazy. Fast forward a bit, and Covid is still amongst us, but we’re in a funky state. It’s a bit…
I started incorporating CBD Oil into my life a few years ago. I’ve struggled with anxiety for many years and while exercise, prayer and diet adjustments helped, it just wasn’t enough. Between personal challenges and witnessing so many young people I was working with riddled with anxiety, sleep issues, depression and other life altering issues…
A week ago my town was a different place. There wasn’t a limit on purchasing toilet paper, beef or chicken. Lines didn’t form outside grocery stores before they were even opened. The Corona Virus is having a global impact. It’s easy to become panicked. If we take a step back it’s even easier to pause…
It’s the Holiday Season and it can be tinsel, carols and massive stress all wrapped into a neat little package with a bow on top. There’s pressure to buy the perfect gifts. Our calendar can be overextended with friend, family and work parties and gatherings. There may be moments where we think, “how the heck…
It’s almost a wrap, my friends! The year 2018 will soon be a thing of the past. In less than two weeks we plunge into another 365 days that lie ahead. What’s your plan? Do you have one? How do you plan to take better care of you? What is your approach and being a…
Mental health. It’s a topic we hear more about in the past few years and that’s a beautiful thing. Too often there’s a stigma attached to it, to counseling or any form of self help. That mentality is dangerous and toxic. To perceive help and support as a weakness or strange will place a roadblock…
School is supposed to be viewed as a safe haven for our kids. We have many kids that feel a stronger sense of safety and consistency at school over their own home. There is supposed to be a sense of safety and structure when it comes to walking into school every day. So…
We need to listen with greater intent to our kids. There are so many who are aching with hurt and being silent. They are uncertain where to turn and often question if there hurt is valid. I believe the manner in which we listen can influence how we see them and how well we pick…
Did you know that how we, as parents, view mental health is an important factor in our kids wellness? Our opinion on the validity of mental health and the importance or lack of importance bear great weight. How so? It impacts how willing our young people are to seek help. If they struggle with things…
Suicide is permanent, there is no rewind button; it is both raw and devastating. Every single day there is another boy, girl, man or woman who makes the decision to end their life. Whether impulsive or thought out over years, the finality and loss is just as great. The mindset at that moment is that…