And just like that, it’s the weekend again! Can I get an Amen?! It’s gonna be a 50/50 split between relaxing with family and catching up on housework for me.  Hopefully you’ve got something planned that will make you feel peaceful and bring you joy! Today I’m addressing a topic that is one of the […]

In every setting I have worked in as a therapist, I have highly recommended serving others as one of my absolute favorite coping skills.  Serving takes the focus off you and your problems, and heightens your awareness of the needs of others. It also increases self-esteem and meets our innate human need to feel significant. […]

Ideally our bedrooms would be a calm, relaxing space that naturally inspire self care.  Unfortunately, my bedroom sometimes ends up the least calm room in the house because it’s the room everything gets shoved into put in whenever we have guests over and I don’t have time to do a full house clean.  #reallife I’ve […]

One of the things that made me finally start a blog (after thinking about it forever) was the excitement I felt about being able to discuss every part of self care – body, mind, soul, fun (because hello, self care should be!), and friendship/relationships.  Some of these topics are easier to discuss than others because I […]

Welcome to another week, Besties!  I hope you had a fabulous weekend.  Mine was busy but I took a much needed social media hiatus yesterday as well as a long nap and it was just what the doctor ordered.  Whoever started the #selfcaresunday trend, I heart you oh so much! Speaking of what the doctor […]

Welcome to Friday, Besties!  So excited for a fun weekend ahead which includes encouraging time with some of my Besties, church, a dinner party, and hanging out with some of the high school friends I volunteer with.  Also gonna have some family time so it’s sure to be a doozy, but don’t you worry, I’ve […]

Real talk:  sometimes friendship can be hard.  Even the best of Besties go through difficult seasons.  Part of self care is fostering healthy relationships and doing what we can to cultivate deep, secure attachments with friends and family alike.   Today I want to discuss how comparison can be particularly toxic to friendships (and just […]

  Many of you have probably heard of Self Care Sunday, or have seen the hashtag on social media.  And while I’m a big believer in practicing self care every day, I can definitely get behind a movement that is encouraging people to do something extra special for themselves that they may not have time […]

image I don’t know how the weather is where you are, but in my neck of the woods, we are having a whole lotta wintry mix and gray skies.  In fact, today school was cancelled due to crazy winds and sleet that has been coming and going all morning.  Hooray. Many of my clients struggle […]