Deck the halls with boughs of holly. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. ‘Tis the season to be jolly.  Fa-la-la-let-me-go-home-and-crawl-into-bed-for-a-month! The holiday season is a time of year that’s joyful, jolly, and filled with jubilant gatherings… at least, that’s the idea. As often happens in life, ideas tend to not fully align with reality. Being the best version of...Read More

Where is the family gathering for the holidays? Should I offer my home as an option? Will he/she be there? Do I bring a dish or a dessert? Should I make it or buy it? Who do I get presents for? What do they want? Will I have time to do everything that needs to...Read More

Where do you want to eat? I don’t know. How about that new place that opened around the corner? Are they any good? Have you heard anything about it? No, I haven’t. I’ll ask online and see what people say. What do you think? Is this a bad restaurant, a tough crowd, or a mix...Read More

I see the bad moon a-risin’ I see trouble on the way I see earthquakes and lightnin’ I see bad times today Don’t go around tonight Well it’s bound to take your life There’s a bad moon on the rise I hear hurricanes a-blowin’  I know the end is comin’ soon  I fear rivers over...Read More

So, you have relationship anxiety. Now, that’s just silly. Relationships only demand a high level of effort to keep them alive and open you up to be the most vulnerable you can ever be in life, putting immense pressure on your day-to-day life. What’s so worrisome about that? Plenty. The worry often comes from the...Read More

  If you do a Google search for anxiety memes, you’ll find a seemingly endless supply of posts and imagery captioned with “internal conversations” like those above. And, if you are a living, breathing person, there is a 100% chance you will relate to at least one of the memes. Like a song starting slowly,...Read More

Now there’s no welcome look in your eyes when I reach for you And now you’re starting to criticize little things I do It makes me just feel like crying ‘Cause baby, something beautiful’s dyin’ You lost that lovin’ feelin’ Whoa, that lovin’ feelin’ You lost that lovin’ feelin’ Now it’s gone, gone, gone, whoa-oh...Read More

Marriage isn’t what it once was in the United States, for better or for worse. The draw of joining two lives together has lost some luster when compared to years past. In fact, marriage rates are dropping nationally. According to a 2021 Pew Research Center study, the decline of marriage is becoming more prevalent as...Read More

How did you develop empathy? Was it something you were born with or were you taught and it developed over time? Picture this: Oscar just woke up — he’s a grouch, and the morning is not his favorite time of day. He starts the process of attempting to slither out of bed. The sleep in...Read More

A new year is here — you know the drill. It’s time to commit to improving your life by exercising more, eating healthier, or any other resolution you come up with, and then giving up on it about one month later. Don’t feel bad. Abandoning New Year’s resolutions is so habitual after one month that...Read More