Celebrating Differently this Season

  While the typical signs of Christmas are all around us-from the festive decorations to TV holiday ads, the way we celebrate will be different this year. With Covid-19 concerns, the usual traditions that bring us together around the holidays from church services...

New Year’s Resolutions

  Every new year, people all over the country decide to create a list of how they want to live a slightly different life once January hits. Common resolutions involve eating healthier, going outside more, being more connected to their faith, or being on social...

How to Control the Urge to Shop

  With the holidays ending and the stores swiftly moving towards valentine’s day decorations, door buster sales are hard to ignore. We see the commercials and social media ads. It becomes hard not to make that pit stop to the holiday clearance section of...

Tips for managing the Holiday Blues

As we approach the holiday season, with all of the merriment, food, family gatherings and the like will be in full swing. While this time of year brings joy for a lot of us, for some the holiday season is filled with anxious dread, and the reminder of where we are,...

Thoughts on Family Roles Entering into the Holiday Season

  How old do you feel when you walk through the front door of your parents’ home on Thanksgiving? If you’re like many of my clients, the answer is something along the lines of: “really, really young.” This experience is remarkably common,...