Life Transitions

Mental Health and The 2020 Election—Can We All Find Happiness?

Mental Health and The 2020 Election—Can We All Find Happiness?

When COVID hit, I started taking walks. It was during my walks that I had my first smile from seeing a Happiness sign nailed to a utility pole on 38th Avenue North in St. Petersburg, Florida. With a beautiful purple Jacaranda tree blooming in the background,

The Greatest Love of All – – You are

The Greatest Love of All – – You are

Singles Awareness Day, SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), Anti-Valentine’s Day, Valentine’s Day, and now—according to Hallmark—Galentine’s Day.  Whatever it is to you, I wholeheartedly believe

A Counselor’s Review On Revenge—Done right

A Counselor’s Review On Revenge—Done right

We may have been, “stabbed in the back” or feel like we’ve been wronged.  Someone may have gotten the promotion at work that we were aching to get.  We could have been cheated on in a relationship, or just been, “done wrong”. 

A Counselor’s Review—Your relationship bill of rights

A Counselor’s Review—Your relationship bill of rights

In our graduate school program, It was recommended that we, “sit on the other side of the sofa” for at least a year.  This was to give us the benefit of what it would feel like to

“You are alone?” – – “Why yes I am.”

“You are alone?” – – “Why yes I am.”

In thinking how to write about what I feel were some valuable messages I gained on a recent vacation, I just cannot think how to write them in the form of a blog with tips.  It really is more of

A Counselor’s Review on Relationships – – 5 Ways to Safeguard a Marriage Against Divorce

A Counselor’s Review on Relationships – – 5 Ways to Safeguard a Marriage Against Divorce

Besides counselors and therapists, who else would be able to speak on what causes divorce? 

After divorce—5 points that can help you find your way

After divorce—5 points that can help you find your way

After divorce, I’ve heard differing perspectives. Neither are wrong. It’s what’s right for you. Some people feel like

Counselor’s Motivational – – Breaking patterns

Counselor’s Motivational – – Breaking patterns

No matter what makes you choose to seek out therapy, oftentimes it has to do with breaking some sort of pattern. It could be

Depression and Suicide—Everything you say and do affects somebody else.

Depression and Suicide—Everything you say and do affects somebody else.

Growing up, I was always told by my parents to be home by supper. As soon as the school bus dropped me off, I was out the door with my bike, riding around, 

Self Esteem—Your pursuit of happiness

Self Esteem—Your pursuit of happiness

You may have heard the common saying, “You have to love yourself first.”   These clichés are just that, but there is truth to them.  In The Pursuit of Happyness with Will Smith, it meant a fight to become stable financially.  More importantly, his character focused on teaching his son very valuable lessons of