3 Ways to Protect Your Brain & Mood

While autumn is my favorite season, it’s also the busiest time for me professionally. As the seasons change in the Midwest, people are faced with longer dark days that come with Daylight Savings Time, look ahead to the months “stuck” indoors, and the...

Self-Care as Tough Love

What do self-care and tough love have in common? Contrary to popular belief, self-care is not all bubble baths & pedicures. In fact, sometimes it looks more like tough love than self-doting! While there’s nothing wrong with taking time to slow down, pamper...

When You “Can’t Take One More Thing”

Crisis turns up the heat on whatever is already occurring inside. What we have grows in crisis. This is why great marriages get stronger during the death of a child, whereas fractured marriages end. When things are going great in our life, we pay little attention to...

How to Refill When Your Cup Runs Dry

It seems we’re all running on or near empty these days.  This week while grocery shopping, I looked at the sea of faces around me and saw tired eyes in all directions. Whether tired of wearing steamed up masks or exhausted from living a life that’s been...