The Balanced Life, Huntsville Alabama

Originally, I sat down to write this as a letter to my former self to express kindness, validation, and reassurance. But I would also like to pen this as a send-off, a good bye letter, a farewell to my past toxic relationship.

After reading a few of my colleagues’ recent blogs, I was compelled to continue the theme of focusing on the new year in 2019, although with a different outlook. As others mentioned, it is a common expectation to set personal goals at the beginning of each year and attempt to reach those by the end of December.

I received a random email one morning last week called “Trivia Daily”. I have no idea how this landed in my in-box or how I got on their email list. Normally I would delete such an email and never look back and I might even delete myself from their email list. But this particular morning I opened and read the email.

Ah, it’s that time again…New Year’s Resolutions! It seems most of us can be divided into two camps- those who have given up on even setting any resolutions each year, because, well, we often don’t stick to them beyond January 15^th or so. And the other camp- those who continue to ambitiously establish a slew of goals for the new year that go to the way side by January 15, even despite our good intentions.

Welcome and Happy Holidays all! In the spirit of the season people have a tendency to be kinder to one another. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we practiced this level of care and kindness, all year long?

For many, the holiday of Thanksgiving creates excitement as they envision the decadent meal and desserts and being around loved ones they may not see often. 

Do you ever wonder what is the best way to feed your child? It's easy to feel overwhelmed with all the information available around nutrition, but throw in a child and it seems everyone has an opinion.

In preparation for this blog, I found myself searching to find a topic about which I felt enthused to write. Hoping for some ideas and inspiration, I called upon a group of fellow moms whom I connected with when my first child was born.

There have been many times in counseling sessions I have used the quote, “In a world where you can be anyone, just be yourself.” Seems cliché, but there are a lot of ways we can apply this simple statement in our daily lives.

Depression is one of the most common mental health issues that face Americans and in fact, the Center for Disease Control says over 10% of Americans face depression at some period in their lives. 

Many elementary schools have a leadership program that is based on the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The book published in 1989 by Stephen Covey has been an international best-seller for years, selling over 25 million copies worldwide.