I mentioned in my previous post about starting to clean when you’re not sure where to begin that making the bed daily is super important to me. I wanted to talk a bit more about how making the bed helps me and why I feel it’s an important part of my daily routine. It’s a …
I hate to admit it, but after the events of last year, my home became a bit of a depression nest. We’ve finally come out of it, but knowing where to start when everything needs to be cleaned can be overwhelming. Here’s the trick I used to fool my brain into thinking we were playing …
Recently, I had an interaction where I posted a question in a homeschooling group asking about microscopes. I received a response that had nothing to do with my question and instead told me to avoid using the curriculum I was planning to use (and that I’d beefed up a good bit) with my rising 5th …
Today’s guest post is from Matt Lundquist, LCSW, MSEd. Matt talks about how hard it can be to break off relationships with family members who don’t have our best interests in mind. After all, we break up with partners who are abusive (and that can be hard in and of itself). As someone who has …
Oh Brother Where Art Thou is one of my favorite movies of all time (I’m a big Odyssey fan, too, so it’s not a surprise), and the soundtrack is also my favorite. Tonight, we watched the episode of Marvel’s Echo that used the song “Down to the River to Pray” by Alison Kraus. It’s my …
Today’s guest post on the importance of adult friendships comes from Tami Zak, a licensed therapist at Grow Therapy. Tami wrote the post in honor of Friendship Month in February. February also happened to be the anniversary of my father-in-law’s passing, and three days ago, I marked six months without my dad. I’m honored to …
This Guest Post comes from By Sean Abraham, LCSW, Grow Therapy. As my husband and I find ourselves feeling the crunch of the Sandwich Generation, I felt that this was a great post to feature on the blog. In addition to these tips for self-care while caring for aging parents, you can make use of …
My dad’s gone. I’ve been trying to process this now for almost three weeks, and it still doesn’t quite make sense to me. I’m not sure how the world can exist without my dad in it. No one prepares you for how utterly weird it is to exist in a world when both your parents …
I woke up early this morning, I haven’t been sleeping well – either waking up way too early or going to sleep way too late. I’ve been thinking about life a lot lately, as one does, I suppose, when one starts losing the people who raised them – and when they’re an age where they …
By Shiela Mie Legaspi, President — Cyberbacker The COVID-19 pandemic brought the whole world to a halt, requiring most people to pause and reflect on their lives. The pandemic hit working mothers especially hard, introducing new responsibilities on top of old ones, which were already onerous enough. Now that things are returning to normal, it’s …
