Women’s careers are taking a hit when couples decide to start a family. Though times are changing, mothers are still predominantly the primary caregivers in their homes. Which often means women’s careers are taking a hit when couples decide to start a family. In college, I worked at our university’s…

Integrating these habits into your daily life doesn’t take much time, but they have major benefits. It’s the beginning of a new year and possibility is buzzing through the air. But all your grand ideas about how you’re going to change your life this year may seem overwhelming. If that’s…

Looking back on my happiest memories, these moments have more to do with finding peace and tranquility and less with messiness. It’s a Tuesday night and I’m exhausted. I decide we’re going to sit down as a family and eat our dinner while watching a movie. I pick Marley and…

The goal of listening to your child is to better understand their perspectives and unique experiences. Listening sounds like the easiest thing to do as a parent. However, you’d be surprised just how little talking is involved in listening. If your child has ever accused you of not listening to…

The pace of life can be hard to keep up with. If we can’t keep up, we fear we’ll fall behind. We live in a world that is go, go, go 24/7. And at times the pace of life can be hard to keep up with. And it seems that…

We are creatures of habit and we resist change. But you need to change to get out of this rut. Life may seem a little gray. You’re just going through the motions, slowly moving from one day to the next. …

Dance allows individuals to recover from stress and navigate mental illnesses More than a historically important part of culture, dancing provides a lot of health benefits for dancers. Hidden in our fox trots, jetés and jazz squares are essential elements for positive mental health. …

Validating your child’s emotions can lead to a healthy, happy life. Validating your child’s emotions is very important. Emotions are a healthy part of being human. And managing them well leads to success later on in life. But often our society shames or belittles people — especially children — for…

This list won’t make your problems go away, but it can give you the support you need to make it through these challenging times. Whether you’re caring for a newborn or an elderly parent, mourning the loss of a loved one or a lost job, hard times can be difficult…