Transitioning into adulthood responsibilities can feel scary initially, but each success will help you build confidence. Building Independence in young adulthood doesn’t have to mean fear and struggle – it can mean freedom and success. While having a supportive sphere of influence is essential, you will find that the role of parents, teachers and mentors shifts. Notice how they will want to encourage and support more than advise.
A Process for Lasting Love
Writing Your Personal Purpose Statement
Do you ever look at the calendar and wonder how a month (or two or six) seemed to rush by without your notice? Those moments seem to reduce our existence to a series of calendar squares, filled with routine, busy-ness and even monotony. But we’re made for so much more than that, and a personal purpose statement can help you get more out of each day you have been given.
From School to Work: A Life Plan for Young Adults
If you are between the ages of 16 and 25, chances are a well-meaning older adult has asked you what you plan to do with your life. Those questions can bring up so many worries, but know that your loved ones feel excited for you as you embark on this journey called life. A life plan for young adults can help ease some of the anxiety created by all the unanswered “what ifs” swirling around in your head.
Marriage 101 for Newly Engaged Couples
You’re newly engaged. Congratulations! This exciting time in a couple’s life should bring a sense of joy and hope as you look toward the future together. The steps you take now can set the stage for a long, healthy and happy partnership, and brushing up on your Marriage 101 skills should rank as high on your priority list as the wedding guest list.
Creating a Beautiful Bond – Not a Perfect Marriage
Resilience After Trauma
It’s back-to-school season in one of the strangest years in our memories. We have experienced a kind of collective trauma, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that leaves many of us looking for hopeful signs of change. For adults, as well as our children, that hope comes in the knowledge that we develop resilience after trauma.
How Complementary Therapies Support Trauma Recovery
For individuals in trauma recovery, the most effective treatment approach usually employs more than one type of therapy. Non-traditional therapies, sometimes called alternative therapies, can complement more traditional, western approaches to give clients broad-spectrum support as they heal from trauma.
Fireworks: Creating Brain Connections for Healing
Marking Milestones During Trauma Recovery
The past several months have been anything but normal for most of us, and several important dates and milestones have passed without traditional celebrations and fanfare. For individuals in trauma recovery, those milestones can stir up strong emotions and memories in the best of times. During the pandemic, you might feel an even greater intensity.