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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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. …

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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.

What are you doing right now? Besides just reading this of course. In our fast paced society, we all have too much to do and too little time. I’d bet that as you’re reading this, you might be having your morning cup of coffee, watching the news, or are you running through your to-do list …

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Please have patience with me and this blog. Despite being a “social network addict” (ok, not really, but I do use it quite a bit), I don’t blog. This is my first attempt and when I thought about what I could blog about, I thought about what is important to me both professionally and personally …

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