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Parents always want the best for their children, but sometimes struggle with the best way to support them. It is difficult to find the balance between helping your child achieve his or her [...]

The holiday season is supposed to be full of happiness and cheer, but if we are going to be honest, it usually encompasses more stress and chaos then anything else. People are generally [...]

About one year ago, I wrote about how stress impacts our bodies. In the short term, we may feel anxious, nauseas, even suffer from headaches and sweaty palms. In the long term, stress can be a [...]

When you work in the field of Psychology, acquaintances tend to casually consult you about their fears, their compulsions, or other unexplained quirks in their daily lives. One of the most [...]

We all have something in our lives we would like to change or to move toward. This can be simple goals like learning Spanish or finding more time for international travel. This could also be [...]

As a player, coach, and athlete, it is always very anxiety provoking to face an opponent that you know is better than you. A lot of thoughts and self-doubt often go racing through your mind: [...]

When things happen to us they don’t just go away. The stimulus might go away which helps you temporarily forget but that does not mean its gone. To explain further I am going to use an [...]

Our daily lives are a constant barrage of triggers that lead to elevated stress levels. It has been scientifically proven that prolonged elevated levels of stress lead to chronic illnesses. Some [...]

Do you struggle with motivation?  Do you feel like you need to be in control of everything in your life? Do you lack focus? These themes have come up a lot this past week. Clients have talked [...]

As you may have heard, exercise can be an excellent way to relieve stress. Working out releases natural endorphins in your brain called Dopamine. Dopamine is responsible for activating the [...]