“To invent your own life’s meaning is not easy, but it’s still allowed, and I think you’ll be happier for the trouble” Bill Watterson I’m a person who likes to know. I like things to be wrapped up nicely. I get anxious when I can’t plan and know the ending. I’m the one who reads […]

Anxiety comes in waves that can crash upon your shore just as quickly as they recede into the horizon. It can muddle your perception, cloud your judgment, and interrupt even the most meticulous of plans. Bouts of anxiety can appear to come from nowhere, and it’s not always easy to recognize your triggers. We all […]

Are you trying to let go of past trauma? Expressing yourself with art can help. When memories from the past resurface, it can be incredibly triggering. These triggers can be detrimental to ourselves and our relationships if we don’t have the right tools to process our emotions and get into the present moment. Making art […]

We’re all the heroes of our own stories, but the heroes we admire in literature and on the screen find themselves undergoing spiritual and emotional transformations more often than they find themselves using the bathroom. If all of us are heroes, each going on a continuous, limitless, and recursive journey throughout the stages of our […]

How can you and your partner argue less? Encouraging an environment of effective communication is one of the biggest challenges any couple can face, and nobody is sent into this world with the tools to have perfect harmony in their relationships. Here are a few tips to foster listening and understanding in your relationships:   Using […]

On Mother’s Day, children collectively attempt to give the women who’ve raised them a token of gratitude for all that they’ve given and sacrificed. All too often, the physical, intellectual, and emotional labor that goes into motherhood is ignored or underplayed with shallow lip service and empty gestures. Mothers often find themselves feeling exhausted or […]

It’s so easy to let self care fall by the wayside especially when we have a ton of responsibilities. You might feel like you don’t have enough time for yourself, which simply isn’t true. Your self care needs to be your main priority, and not something that you might not have enough time for at […]

What happens when you make all your decisions from the mind and don’t listen to the signals your body sends you? You miss out on some incredibly important pieces of information about yourself. Your body’s intelligence is nothing to mess around with. Your body has awareness before your brain is able to logically process anything. […]

We’re all the heroes of our own stories, but the heroes we admire in literature and on the screen find themselves undergoing spiritual and emotional transformations more often than they find themselves using the bathroom. If all of us are heroes, each going on a continuous, limitless, and recursive journey throughout the stages of our […]

Everyone has a different way they prefer to give and receive love, depending on their love language. You might find that you relate to all of the love languages, but most people have a primary and secondary love language that they feel fits them the most. Dr Gary Chapman wrote The 5 Love Languages: The […]