By Cynthia May, MA, LLP, EAC Clinical Specialist – So often, we find ourselves in situations with so many tasks to accomplish in a short period of time. And as the day goes on, more tasks appear! Many of them are important and need our attention. However, there’s one thing that often gets in the way…your Read More
This is a guest post provided by Cherry Health. Permission to re-post has been given. Sleep is crucial for good health, yet many people find a night of good sleep hard to come by. Experts recommend adults strive for 7 – 8 hours of sleep every night, however 38% – 44.1% of adults in Michigan Read More
By: Karen Thompson, LMSW, CEAP, CAADC, SAP, EAC Clinical Specialist – We have all heard the familiar quote, “The only thing you can count on is change.” Facing change in our lives is inevitable. For most people, coping with change is easier when you are the one choosing the change. However, in the workplace, there are Read More
By: Cynthia May, MA, LLP, EAC Clinical Specialist — Feeling unsettled lately? Our comfort zone and sense of “normal” daily structure has been disrupted now by months of various changing restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic and observable racial injustices of our policing & court systems. We watch many grassroots protests with emotional consequences. Trying to Read More
If you live in West Michigan, you’ve experienced what many refer to as the “dog days” of summer, with heat and humidity at a high point. The name “dog days” came from the ancient Romans because they associated the hottest days of summer with the star Sirius. Sirius was known as the “Dog Star” because Read More
Once there was an eagle’s nest with four beautiful eggs perched on the side of a mountain. An earthquake occurred causing one of the eggs to roll out of the nest and down the mountain side. It landed in the middle of a chicken farm below. The chickens gathered around the egg and decided they Read More
The other day, I was teaching a workshop and after one of the activities, I asked the group to share their thoughts, comments or questions. One of the participants said the model for conversation that I had just reviewed was familiar; he had learned and used similar things many times in the past, and this Read More
You are probably familiar with the Japanese proverb Fall down seven times, stand up eight. In other words, continue to try. Too many people give up when success doesn’t come quickly enough. In her book, Your Journey to Greatness Through Routine, author Michelle Steffes says, “Imagine your success journey as a train. Unless you begin Read More
This is a Guest Post by: Ben Martin, Thera Rising It feels like the most important conversations are the hardest to have, doesn’t it? How many times have we known we should bring up a tough subject, only to chicken out when that toe-curling feeling of apprehension wiggles up in our gut? What if I told Read More
In my blog post on November 1, you were invited to participate in a gratitude challenge. I know many of you started, and I hope you all finished the challenge and feel better as a result. Neuroscientists have discovered that practicing gratitude releases the happiness hormone called oxytocin. Oxytocin is nicknamed the “happiness hormone” because Read More
