One of the most important things we can do in our lives is continuous development. In fact, evolution is necessary in all aspects of our lives in order to overcome the hurdles ahead and make us stumble or fall. But do opinions or biased opinions help us in this process? Years ago, trying to keep up with world events, I…
"If you always feel like you are too much or too little, maybe add yourself to the wrong recipe." ~ Sophia Joan Short It is an art to downsize. As a young girl, I was painfully serious. I hadn't learned the craft of nonchalance, which was as important to be liked as branded clothing and livestrong bracelets. One day…
In his timeless classic How to Make Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie tells the fable of sun and wind. The controversial, the stronger, and the wind said, "I'll prove it is me. Do you see the old man down there with a coat? I bet I can take him off faster than you." So the sun went behind a…
“You could have gotten cold, but instead you got brave. You could have given up, but you kept going. You could have seen obstacles, but you called them adventures. You could have called them weeds, but instead you called them wildflowers. You could have died as a caterpillar, but you fought to be a butterfly. You could have refused to…
Growing up as a Jew and Queer in a conservative part of Birmingham, Alabama, I saw myself exposed to some fairly severe bullying as a child and teenager. It was a common occurrence that I was called anti-Semitic embankments and made fun of the fact that I looked and acted differently. I was excluded from almost all of my classmates…
"If you don't love yourself, you'll always chase people who don't love you either." ~ Mandy Hale A few years ago I was declared unable to work in January and suffered from anxiety and mental exhaustion. I hadn't listened to my body and soul for too long when they complained about all the heavy loads that I had carried. When…
You deserve many things in life. Here are 3 specific things and I invite you to live this year with the belief that these 3 things are always available to you … 1. Time to relax and have fun have Life is too serious and intense all year round for so many people. And for good reason challenges, there are…
This is the last part of the 4-course mental health program to be released. Evidence is growing to suggest that mental health problems are responsible for a large part of the disability burden experienced by people around the world. Physiotherapists who are in close personal contact with clients in healthcare must understand the effects of mental health on the conditions…
Would you say that you have experienced trauma in your life? Maybe it is a resounding yes – if you have fought in a war, been abused, or survived a tragic accident or natural disaster. But chances are that even if you haven't experienced these things before, you've experienced something traumatic – the death of a loved one, a serious…
Your voice is important. Those who have doubts about the power to advocate and work for the profession need only contact Michigan advisors. This fall, approximately 10,000 licensed professional counselors (LPCs) participated in a grassroots campaign that thwarted attempts to impair their ability to practice. On Friday, September 13 – some would consider an appropriate date to be disastrous –…