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Improve Your Relationships by Gifting with Awareness

By Denise Ramsay - 06/19/2025

Giving gifts is a language of love and kindness. It is a vulnerable offering that requires the equal prioritization of intention and impact. When done with skill, giving and receiving...

Juneteenth 

By Alethia Wood - 06/19/2025

Juneteenth's history began on June 19, 1865. The executive order known as the emancipation proclamation was issued approximately two years prior. However, it was not implemented in places still under...

Understanding Emotional Transformation Therapy

By Kari Johnson - 06/19/2025

Introduction to Emotional Transformation Therapy Emotional Transformation Therapy (ETT), founded by Dr. Steven Vazquez, is a treatment modality designed to provide emotional healing using color and light. Various psychological and neuroscientific...

Three Roadblocks to Recovery and One Intervention

By Douglas Withrow - 05/22/2025

Sobriety and recovery require a great deal of self awareness. The process of knowing self is key. When we lack self awareness it is difficult to live with intention and...

Noisy Spaces Make Little Room for Connection

By Lisa Merrin - 05/22/2025

Okay, I know I am going to sound old and cranky here, but I can’t help but notice how loud most restaurants are these days. I love going out to...

Mindfulness in the Heat: How My Summer Walks Taught Me to Be Present

By Kira (Lavac) Arthur - 04/23/2025

When I was on my mindful walk last week in the 102° weather, I became acutely aware of how sad I will be to stop going on these walks. Summers...

The Importance of Showing Up: Lessons from Life and Loss

By Aliza Cooper - 04/23/2025

This morning, as I drove to work, I found myself deeply moved by an audiobook recommended by a friend: "The Amen Effect" by Sharon Brous. In the opening chapters, she...

Why Food Matters Especially When Supporting Mental Health

By Taylor Aasand - 03/28/2025

A healthy and balanced diet is crucial in supporting our physicality, and this is no different when it comes to our mental health. Our brain primarily runs on glucose, needing...