Mindful Springs

It’s almost Mother’s Day again. There are flowers, cards, and commercials portraying mothers and daughters genuinely enjoying each other everywhere… it’s so idyllic and wonderful. But for some, Mother’s Day instead brings grief, anger, resentment, stress and guess what, that’s ok too. For the mamas out there who didn’t have a mama or the mama […]

It’s 3am and I’m up. 2 parts of me tearing at each other. The first: my rational self, go to bed, it’s late, you can check the results in the morning. The other: my emotional self, begging to know now because all it would take is a glance at my phone to find out who is the

Let me warn you first that this is not a story about rainbows, butterflies and motherly perfection. This is about being real, imperfect and choosing to show up for the pain to gain wisdom and healing from it. It is about suffering and transformation. So I guess maybe there are some rainbows and butterflies at

Spring is time for change. It’s energy renewal happening all around us and we can use this renewal to wake us up to our lives. It’s a great energetic time to practice letting go. Take a look at your own patterns with holding emotional energy, holding onto people, or even to things and explore what

To give myself a mommy break and pass on the importance of friends in my 3 year-old, only-child daughter, Olivia, I occasionally plan mommy and me play dates with friends of mine who have kids around the same age. It’s great… usually. During one of these play dates, my friend’s daughter, also 3, becomes fascinated

I recently had the pleasure to sit down with Fox 21 News’ Kimberly Price to discuss postpartum depression with her. Though I’ve spoken several times on air about different emotional, psychological and social issues, this by far has been the story that was most important to me. As a woman I have survived both pregnancy

One of the toughest things to do as a parent is to adjust to each new stage that your kid enters into. Not only are these new developmental milestones and life transitions challenging to manage as a parent, but it’s also important to grieve the loss of your little one, if that’s what you’re feeling.

This is sort of like a cheat-sheet when you’re overstressed, overwhelmed and overworked. Think of your “5 senses” and you’re likely to come up with a way to re-balance even when your brain is feeling fried. 1) Touch Grab and cuddle your favorite blanket, hug your partner, your kids or a friend, pet your cat.

Check out this video on KRDO Channel 13 highlighting how important and changing relationships can be. Professionals outside of the mental health field are catching on on how to use a relationship as a catalyst for positive change! Aimee Solis talks about the importance of relationships, even in the Department of Corrections.

A reminder today to stop, find your center and focus on what you have.