Anger: It’s Not What You Think It Is

Anger: It’s Not What You Think It Is

As she walked into her kitchen, the woman became a stone.  Feet frozen to the ground.  Tongue stuck on the roof of her mouth.  Lungs void of every bit of air.  The primal fight, flight, or freeze response had taken over her in an attempt to preserve her life.  She was...
Addiction:  How you might be making it worse

Addiction: How you might be making it worse

It was Samantha’s 8th birthday.  Her mom walked in and said “happy birthday, now get up, I have to go to work.”  It was like any other day for Samantha.  Because finances had been so tight for her mom,  she never knew she was supposed to feel excited about the day she...
Three Keys to Understand and Beat Anxiety

Three Keys to Understand and Beat Anxiety

I heard a statistic recently which said students today are reporting the same levels of anxiety that psych ward patients had in the 1950’s.  Think about that for a second… There is a chance your 6th grader is feeling so stressed, that if he was around 70 years ago,...