The Blog

[VIDEO] Navigating Racial Tension – A Mental Health Perspective

June 2, 2020

Pamela Larkin, a mental health therapist at Optimum Joy Clinical Counseling, joins Alexandra Hoerr to discuss...

Am I Enough?

August 8, 2018

Whether we can articulate it or not, most of us struggle with this question at some...

Expectations & Communication

August 3, 2018

Everyone has expectations about all kinds of things. Expectations are the ideas we have about how...

Deep Breathing for Kiddos

July 17, 2018

I shared helpful base techniques for deep breathing practices in a recent post. If you are...

Boundaries & Feelings: what you can and can’t control

July 9, 2018

Boundaries are like an invisible fence between you and others. Everything on your side of the...

Deep Breathing: Surprisingly Healthy!

June 25, 2018

In a moment of chaos when people tell you to “just take a deep breath”, it...

Busyness Vs. Valued-Living

June 22, 2018

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -Annie Dillard “Busy”...

Smartphone Use Versus Misuse?

June 6, 2018

There is much being said and written these days about the impact our smartphones have on...

Marriage & Motherhood, Both Can Be Good!

May 24, 2018

When you become a mother, the demands on your time and energy increase dramatically. You’re exhausted,...

Grief: Thoughts On Walking Through Loss

April 25, 2018

Grief is a universal experience that can be experienced across the lifespan and in different circumstances....