I want to talk about the importance of communication. So “How can  I  improve my communication, anyway? We all have times when communication has broken down, when we want someone to “read our mind”, but most people cannot read our minds. So, we need to be able to talk to others about what’s going on with us, and to ask for what we want, and to let people know when they effect our feelings. And this can be scary. It is sometimes easier  to get mad at someone for not at least guessing what we want rather than be         vulnerable and expose ourselves and later... Read More

I know last time I talked about anger and about it being neither good nor bad. It is just energy! What we do with it, is what’s important. It often feels like our anger controls us and  we feel like there is a dark heavy cloud above us, where ever we go and whatever we do. So how are Anger Management techniques related to depression? I  know that when we’re depressed, we often have a lot of anger that we either dole out on everyone else or we just internalize and beat ourselves up. So I want to talk about recognizing anger because often times we are not even aware of our anger. I... Read More

Following healthy living tips can be difficult and changing any habit can take time. We get in the way. We make it really big. We think all or nothing ways.  We think black and white. What gets in the way is our beliefs. There is a part of us that doesn’t want us to get better. This is often hidden sometimes deep inside of us. The best thing to do to follow healthy living tips is to really choose one thing you want to focus in on and make it small and obtainable. So as an example as a healthy living tip for me,  I wanted to start to meditate. And of course the teachers would say the best... Read More

I can tell you that I know there are times when you feel like there’s just no happiness, things are gloomy, life sucks, and you don’t know what to do to change your mood. Well, I have a couple of secret weapons I’d like to share because I know it’s hard to just shift moods. So this is important, and I wanted to share it with you. But what I suggest is you take a couple of slow deep breaths, help relax the body, and then you go to a near or just someplace and just laugh as loud, as hard, and as goofy as you can. I know this sounds corny, but I have done this for myself,... Read More