Sometimes if we're lucky enough we can learn to appreciate the goodness of things even when they aren't what we hoped for and our children can benefit from this wisdom.

The damaging effects of overly focusing on anxiety in teens and how Inside Out 2 gets it all wrong.

By Courtney Edwards, MS, BCC Before I tried meditation, I had a lot of erroneous ideas about what it was for, how I should do it, and...

By Sarah Mote, yoga instructor for little humans We all struggle to heal from traumatic events in our lives, but these experiences can...

Image from Adobe Stock There are just as many theories about bullying as there are research articles about the long-term effects in...

“What if they don’t like me? What if I do my best and it’s not good enough? What if I put myself out there and get hurt?” “What if you’re...

I like to think of mindfulness as a gentle slowing down in the moment. It’s bringing awareness and curiosity to our thoughts, emotions,...

We all have pivotal moments in our lives where we feel stunned into a new way of thinking and relating to the world. And if we're lucky,...

I used to think happiness was this constant state of elation. I mean that's what we're told it is. When we're happy according to the...

There’s this really popular cliche people like to tell the bereaved when they’re suffering and mired in grief. You’re probably familiar...

“I dunno, Jen, I don’t know what happened. I used to be the guy who helped everyone and now I just can’t. The world’s changed. I just...

One of the first jobs I ever had was at a now obscure ice cream store called Carvel. My twin sister, Lys, and I were 15 at the time and...

There's this scene in the now cult classic movie"Dirty Dancing" where Baby meets Johnny for the first time. Johnny is the resident hottie...

There's something not a lot of people know about me and that's about to change. Wait for it. Wait for it. Ok. I adore guinea pigs. My...

Letting go doesn't mean forgetting. How we deal with pain depends on nowness.

I decided a while ago to look at age as levels instead of years. It makes it more fun, doesn't it? Instead of being 46, I've now reached...

It happened, guys! A little over a week ago, Milo and I debuted on Frankie Picasso's radio show, "Mission Unstoppable". Honestly, I had...

Photo by Daria Shevtsova from Pexels It's a rainy day and it's a Monday where I live. Knock it off Karen Carpenter song from the 70s. Ok?...

It's been a while. I'm so sorry. Every fall, I start off with the same pumpkin-spice enthusiasm. I grab my favorite boots, don my...

Photo courtesy of Leandro De Carvalho: https://pixabay.com/photos/phoenix-flames-heron-bird-2733938/ No one ever wrote a book about the...