Protect Your Emotional Immune System This Holiday Season

Raise your hand if the holidays stress you out sometimes. Keep your hand in the air…raise your other hand if you often end up exhausted or sick around the holiday season. Now wrap both arms around yourself and give yourself a nice big hug. Hug yourself and repeat after me:

This Is Me. That Is You.

The secret to a loving and peaceful existence is good fences, healthy boundaries that say, “This is me. That is you. And we both matter.” Every person is unique and has his or her own set of experiences that have … Continued

First, Do No Harm

We never really know what another person is thinking or feeling, and therefore cannot always know the right thing to say or do when things become difficult or heated. Our natural instinct is to protect ourselves via the fight or … Continued

First Day of College: Tending Fences

Avery Soul is the main character in the book Tending Fences. Through his good work of mindfully building useful fences to fortify his connections with his neighbors, Avery learns a thing or two about how to make his world a … Continued

The Art Of Saying No: Understanding The Demands On Our Time

In a world that seems to be moving at a hundred miles per hour, demands on our time seem to be at an all-time high. Between family responsibilities, work demands, and friendships, it can be challenging to reserve enough energy … Continued