Children rely on the adults around them to provide information, knowledge, wisdom, and set an example. Though children are learning from the outside in, they possess an incredible amount of internal wisdom already. Intuitive and keen, children are amazing observers, consuming information by the gallon and making sense of it on their own. Seeing anRead More
The Greatest Showman was released in late 2017, offering the world an intoxicating soundtrack full of deeply personal songs. One song in particular, “This Is Me” spoke out to millions around the world, earning the song a Grammy Award and recognition from leaders. In the film, the song is sung by the band of “freaks”Read More
When we are children, secrets can make us feel more grown up and “a part of”. A secret is a piece of insider information, something coming from the top of the adult hierarchy. Having a secret bestowed upon us feels like gaining access to a secret club, where membership is only given to the mostRead More
Living in a modern digital age has its benefits as well as its discrepancies. Social media platforms like Facebook have given us the opportunity to feel closer than ever to friends, family, celebrities, public figures, and others all around the world. We can watch and witness the daily events of people in our lives withoutRead More
Facebook notifications have become a drug of choice for millions upon millions of adults around the world. Separated from old friends, constrained by the matters of distance, time, and availability, too many adults are suffering deeply from the disease of loneliness. When Facebook became a website available to more than college students, adults started findingRead More
In the 1944 movie Gaslight, a young woman named Paula played by Ingrid Bergman meets a handsome and charming Gregory Anton, played by Charles Boyer. Paula experiences “love-bombing” in a whirlwind romance which quickly sweeps her off her feet and everything she knows as a foundation in life. Within a short amount of time, PaulaRead More
This is part four in our series on how to be the best parent to yourself and love your inner child. Each of us has an inner child who may not have had their basic needs met in the way they really needed. Our inner children are also smart, creative, imaginative, and curious, full ofRead More
Movies make it difficult to believe that someone going out of their way to shower someone with all of the affection, adoration, and attention in the world could possibly a bad, or even dangerous, thing. Of course, that depends on the movie you are watching. Too often, romance movies and romantic comedies glass over theRead More
Children operate on two levels: their needs and their desires. From the minute we are conceived we have needs. We need to be fed, we need to be hydrated, and we need to be loved. Tragically, many of our trauma stories start in the womb. Our mothers may have drank or done drugs, eaten unhealthily,Read More
The word “crazy” gets used in problematic ways surrounding the topics of mental health. We call people who are sick, suffering, and trying their best to survive “crazy”. We describe feelings, experiences, and emotions as “crazy”. Phrases like “get the crazy out of here” and “don’t get your crazy on me” are said in jestRead More