Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages, outlines five different ways in which we express and experience love that he calls “love languages.” Emotionally, we all need to receive…
As children do not always have the language to express themselves, their needs and stories are often best expressed via play. Landreth (2012) defines play as the universal language of…
Most people who are prescribed pain medication by a doctor take it initially for reasons such as easing post-surgery discomfort or dealing with pain related to diseases such as cancer…
Childhood trauma can be extremely impactful on neurodevelopment and can have lasting effects on mental health during developmental years into adulthood. For nearly two decades now, professor of Psychiatry at…
Childhood trauma can be extremely impactful on neurodevelopment and can have lasting effects on mental health during developmental years into adulthood. For nearly two decades now, professor of Psychiatry at…
Psychologist Amy Cuddy conducted an experiment to determine how non-verbal power poses impact how they are received by others and respective changes to our own biochemistry. She utilized two types…
A well-known psychiatrist once remarked that Western humanity has turned from the priest to the doctor. Commonly, I see clients who are struggling with the meaning of their existence. This…
What is your vision for life? What are you passionate about and what pulls your heart to move in one direction or another? Often when I see clients for vocational…
Known to the Chinese as an “Immortal Health Elixir,” Kombucha has only been available for sale in North America since the early 1990’s. Its health benefits are undeniable…
Often during years of early development we are subjected to stress beyond our control. Sometimes it is being teased by peers, other times being that we are forced to listen…
Individually we are designed and equipped to handle trauma because it is almost inescapable during a lifetime. Traumatic experiences resonate differently with each individual because we create our own perception…
Existentialistic ideas came out of a time in society when there was a deep sense of despair following the Great Depression and World War II. There was a spirit of…