• April 22, 20222 min

    3 Steps You Can Take for Your Personal Growth

    As the Spring season of growth begins to bloom, I like to reflect on what areas in my life-garden may need tending. We often think about personal growth as something that just “happens” to us. [...]

  • April 4, 20222 min

    We Grown-Ups Are Still Growing Up

    “What do you want to be when you grow up, little guy?” I asked my friend’s son. “I want to be an astronaut! Or, or a baseball player. Or a scientist!!!” My friend’s son replied. [...]

  • March 21, 20222 min

    Acknowledging the Initial Grief of Life Transitions

    When it comes to our mental health and recovery journeys, many of the transitions we make in our lives are positive changes: incorporating mindfulness practices into daily living; choosing sobriety from alcohol or other drugs; building [...]

  • March 1, 20222 min

    Transitioning to a Thriving Mindset

    In one of my favorite songs, “Thrive” by the band Switchfoot, the bandleader sings, “I wanna thrive not just survive.” This sentiment resonates with me. At different points in my life, whether due to internal [...]

  • February 17, 20223 min

    The Power of Self-Affirmations

    Imagine you are playing a video game or board game with a friend, and the instructions clearly give each of you a role to play in the game: your friend is the proverbial “good guy”, and [...]

  • February 1, 20223 min

    Loving Yourself Doesn’t Have To Be Hard

    I don’t like the way my belly looks in the mirror when I’m getting dressed in the morning. I hate it when I speak too quickly during conflict and say something stupid. I can’t stand [...]

  • January 18, 20223 min

    So You Broke Your New Year’s Resolution Already, Now What?

    First things first, please know that you are not alone! One of my own new year’s resolutions was to exercise more. So far, I am averaging only 3 times per week or so. It’s better [...]

  • January 3, 20223 min

    Realistic Hope for 2022

    I’ve been accused a time or two of being unrealistically optimistic. My accusers may be right! However, my optimism comes not from a place of vanity or blissful ignorance, but rather from a deeper place [...]

  • December 9, 20212 min

    Generosity and Your Mental Health

    ‘Tis the season to be jolly! Or, so they sing. Many of us, however, do not feel so jolly as we prepare for the upcoming holiday season. In fact, we may feel downright depressed or [...]

  • December 6, 20212 min

    Gratitude and Your Mental Health

    I love the late Autumn and early Winter. It brings us cooler wind, warmer drinks, more colorful trees, and fonder get-togethers with family. It truly is one of my favorite times of year, perhaps even [...]

  • November 22, 20213 min

    How to Tell Your Drinking is Becoming Problematic

    It’s Friday afternoon, and you just finished a long workweek. You’ve worked hard! It’s time to put your feet up, turn on the TV, and…have a drink. Right? Many of our Friday afternoons look like [...]

  • November 3, 20212 min

    Resilience: What It Is and What It Isn’t

    Oxford dictionaries define the word resilience as, “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.” This definition seems well enough on a surface-level reading. However, when the word is considered in the context of our [...]