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Have you ever had anxiety when the phone rings?

Shaky, sweaty palms, light-headedness, and overall fear were my reactions to the sound of my Nokia flip phone. Anxiety-riddled at every moment, I just thought that was how life was. I now answer the phone, fearless, on the first ring. You can too. “To begin, begin.” Peter Nivio Zarlenga What is keeping you from beginning?

Tired of hearing jokes about your mental health?

“We’re all fragile like Humpty,” Toddford said as he looked over my shoulder and saw this cartoon on my computer. I wasn’t going to post it. I didn’t want to make light of mental health, even though the cartoon is talking about a cartoon. “Put yourself back together,” some have told me, especially after my […]

You don’t have to stay set in your negative ways. New mindset, new life.

Brittany Burgunder said, “Mindset is everything.” The author of “Safety in Numbers” battled with eating disorders, and, by changing her fixed mindset to a growth mindset, was able to overcome and finally live. Your mindset is a set of beliefs that shape how you make sense of the world and yourself. It influences how you […]

Ever felt guilty just for being alive?

Survivor’s guilt -when a person has feelings of guilt because they survived a life-threatening situation when others did not. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a symptom. The guilt was overwhelming. Coby loved life, and I, well… I used to hate that I survived my brother Coby’s passing on to eternity with God. I no longer […]

Be inspired and learn to overcome from a retired coach and his kid.

If you could see what I feel, if anxiety, sadness, and loneliness were physical wounds that decorate my body in red lines and purple marks, would you be shocked at how bloody and bruised I really am?” -Unknown This is your child speaking, crying out for help. You’re tired of your child being bullied and […]

Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Self-Awareness

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” Aristotle What exactly does it mean to know yourself and to have self-awareness? Self-awareness is the first of the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies. Following are a few examples: -To know what makes you tick -To know your triggers, so you can support yourself accordingly -To know […]