Motivation. The ability to have the “giddy up and go” attitude and ability. The thing that will see us through hard transitions and help us achieve lofty goals. But what happens when motivation is stripped from us? Depression, illness, a bad night of sleep-all can...
When a friend or loved one is going though a really hard time, the usual holiday greeting may not be quite right. This could be because of a death, divorce, depression, financial struggles or a number of other reasons. We tend to get hung up on “getting it right” so...
I have become my family’s historian by default after my mothers’ side of the family started to pass away. Tubs of pictures, clippings and other items were passed on to my mom and then on to me. I was in awe and a little inundated with the amount of pictures and...
Did you know that around 95% of a person’s serotonin (a neat little neurotransmitter that helps regulate mood, sleep and appetite) is produced in their gastrointestinal tract? Yep that’s right-95%! You might be saying, “And why are we talking about...
We are told we need to have a legitimate reason to feel depressed. But sometimes we don’t have a reason. Sometimes humans can just wake up sad for no good reason. This is when things get tricky. Not having a reason (we also call it a trigger in the therapy world) can...