How resilient are you?
Resilience is a word we hear often but what does it really mean? According to the American Psychological Association resilience is “[…] the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress—such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems or workplace and financial stressors. It means […]
Parenting and Clearing Life’s Hurdles
Clearing life’s hurdles while parenting is not easy. Graduations are not hurdles, they are a time for celebration, and they usually make me emotional. Have you ever experienced this? It comes from that sense that a part of my parenting “job” has been completed. Another life stage is emerging for this being I brought into […]
Mental Fitness and Parenting
Most of us do our best to avoid physical pain. If something “hurts” we usually think that something is not right inside and visit a doctor. We might not act so quickly if it is us personally, but if it is our partner or child we are usually quick to act. Mental pain is a […]
Breaking the Stress Cycle
Stress is something we cannot avoid in life. Breaking the stress cycle while it is occurring is our best defense against the long-term impacts of stress and keeping our internal batteries charged for overall happiness and success in our life’s endeavors. I have been working with the International Baccalaureate (IB) students of Ecolint’s Nations Campus […]
The Times They are a Changin`… Bob Dylan
Life stage changes seem to loom in front of us, whether they be a two digit birthday with a ZERO at the end, a marriage, starting a family, parental passing, menopause, becoming an empty-nester. There is excitment at most of the earlier stages in life. The latter stages can cause anxiety and much inward reflection. […]