Sleep hygiene has a huge impact on our physical, emotional, and mental health.[i] If you are not getting adequate sleep, you are risking health in each of these areas. If you could make one lifestyle change right now, I would encourage you to work on improving your sleep hygiene. Sleep hygiene is your habits and …
Worldwide pandemic pretty much outranks many things when it comes to stress. Where the government issues shelter-in-place orders and requests (or requires) you wear a facemask when out in public. Where panicked masses hoard months-worth of food and supplies, resulting in grocery store shelves being laid bare. It’s straight out of a dystopian novel. Yet, …
Many of us have that one family member who seems to set out to set us off. This can be exacerbated during the holidays when we have a lot of family in tight quarters. Whether it’s a politically based discussion or attacks on our character, it leaves us wanting to roll our eyes and questioning …
It wasn’t long ago I was privately licking the wounds of being excluded. I found myself in denial, setting out hope that whatever had caused division in relationships would blow over and things would eventually return to a normalcy. When it continued, I had to come to terms with how I would respond. Would I …
I’m hearing a consistent refrain from men – “Marriage counseling consists of sitting for one hour a week getting to hear all of the things I’ve done wrong in my marriage.” This is from men who have experienced marriage counseling first-hand and walked away seeing it as a one-sided process. Might there be bias in …
Tell your family where to go, or more accurately, where you’re going! The holidays can tend to serve up a main dish of dysfunction in many families. It’s a focus of discussion with a lot of the couples I work with because of the level of stress involved with dealing with extended family. This month …