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Natural Disasters: How to Find Hope in their Wake
We often feel powerless when a natural disaster strikes. Watching the news, seeing those affected, we quickly realize natural disasters do not discriminate. The recent wildfires in the southwest and 2017’s destructive hurricane season caused untold damage to lives and...
4 Components of Good Character
“It builds character.” You’ve surely heard the phrase at least once in your life. Generally, that statement is said to a person after something negative has happened in their lives that they must now overcome. So, by now, you’ve probably heard it at least once. Look,...
Opioids: How to Help Someone Battling Addiction
We are seeing a great deal on the news about the opioid crisis in the U.S. and in the world these days. Opioids are pain-relieving substances which exist in prescription form (oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine and morphine), in synthetics (fentanyl) and in illegal...
6 Ways We Can Learn to Trust Again
We are born trusting. In the beginning, we put our trust in our parents and relatives to care for us, love us, and keep us alive. Yes, these are basic needs, but they are also important ones! Unfortunately, over time, something happens. We get let down. We get left...
School Shootings: How You Can Think and Act About Them
Some of the most heartbreaking and disturbing feelings you can experience are in the aftermath of the tragedy of a school shooting. It is something we were not designed to handle, as the depth of the loss is intense. The feelings we have tend to be a combination of...
Here Are 3 Tips for Healthy Parenting
No doubt about it - parenting is a vast undertaking! I have two sons of my own. Trust me, I know that raising a child can be a tough but rewarding journey with a lot of responsibility. No matter how prepared you feel before your kid is born, you quickly learn that you...
Why the Family Separation/Detention Issue Touches Us
The debate over immigration in the US is fierce and complex, and the issue of families being separated has taken the intensity to a new level. People are polarized on their views of this. No matter what you believe the solutions should be, you cannot help but feel...
3 Ways to Keep Anxiety From Taking Control of Your Life
Everyone feels anxious every now and again. Anxiety is just a fact of life and a perfectly normal emotion. Unfortunately, though, certain life events can lead us to feel a little more than just normal anxiety. These events might include your children getting married...