To all of the veterans who have faithfully served or are courageously serving our country now, thank you for the safety, the pride, the freedom, and all that we Americans enjoy because of your service! May what you have done for this country never be forgotten! To all the Marines out there, Semper Fi and Happy … Read moreHappy Veteran’s Day!
In addition to working as a psychologist with children and adolescents, I teach college psychology classes. Many of my students are “nontraditional”, students who might have put off college or decided to return for a second career. Often I will hear that children today are lazy, entitled, out of control, disrespectful—and the list goes on. … Read moreEye on the Prize: Changing Our Culture for our Kids
Very rarely does one sentence have immediate impact on me.
Very rarely does one sentence have immediate impact on me. Very rarely does one sentence change the way I interact with my family. Here are the words that changed it all:
First and foremost we need to remember that disturbing emotions are an important part of life. They are warning signals that something has happened and we are in distress. The more we ignore them, the heavier they become for us to haul around each day. We often hear people of faith wrestle significantly with distressing emotions. … Read moreDepressed about being depressed?