Navigating Relationships: Establishing Dating Boundaries for Your Children
Preparing teens for a healthy dating experience begins with prepared parents. There will be sensitive (and maybe even awkward) conversations, but those conversations are crucial in order to inform and build confidence in your teen. Parents should be ready to set...
The Importance of Romance
Social media keeps us updated on proposals from around the globe through YouTube videos and pictures uploaded by users. Some of the proposals are quite elaborate, romantic, and thoughtful. That romance and thoughtfulness can be easy to come by in the beginning of a...
Ending Girl Hate
Girl hate is tearing down fellow women for reasons related to competitiveness, insecurity, and jealousy. A girl or woman of any age can be a victim of girl hate. It happens at school, at work, the gym, on the street, and on the Internet. It can be about a woman’s...
Tips for Handling Your Finances
It’s no surprise that financial issues cause major conflicts for couples. However, finances causes stress, anxiety and depression for couples and singles alike. So, get serious about your finances now so there is less to stress about later. Here are a few things...
The Best Books for Helping Overcome Your Personal Struggles, from Depression to Body Image
It can be difficult to navigate your personal struggles on your own. If you are looking for help or know someone who is struggling with any of the following, these books can help you or your friend regain life. Depression: Some wonderful books have been written...
Offensive Phrases to Cut Out of Your Vocabulary
Sometimes, words just slip out before we can really think if they are going to harm or offend someone. However, it’s important to become more aware of words and phrases that can offend someone, and then work towards not using them. Here are a few offensive...
Losing Your Spouse at a Young Age
Jane E. Brody brings up an interesting question in her article, “The Pain of Losing a Spouse is Singular”, when she asks: “when we marry till death do us part, do we really expect to be parted by death?” Most spouses don’t think about the actual “death” part of...
Help for Those with Disabilities
Whether you have a disability or you’re a parent of a child with a disability, we’re hoping that this blog post will help answer questions and show you some of the resources available for you and/or your child. The purpose of this post is to remind...
Battling Darkness
Spring may be around the corner, but the cold, haze, and grey of winter is still around. It’s easy to feel down this time of the year. In the YouTube video, “Spark: A Visual Poem,” author Meghan Reinks talks about what you need to hear when you feel...