I am a long time member of Weight Watchers and my local gym where I have come to witness an annual tradition. Each January both organizations swell in membership and attendance. By mid-February we are back to the regulars, give or take a few faces. [...]
If you have experienced a loss, the holidays can be truly daunting as you wonder how you will maneuver your way through them without falling apart. You might even have started dreading the holidays as the first leaves started to drop off early last fall. [...]
The end of the year is coming and many of us are looking forward to the New Year in 2018. Setting New Year’s resolutions is always a great idea, but why wait until the New Year to get started on promoting positivity in your life!? [...]
The first point I want to stress is that suicide is preventable. There are steps that concerned people can take to help guide someone who is struggling out of the despair that most often fuels suicidal thinking, toward hope and recovery. There is effective professional [...]
November is Career Development Month which is a great time to evaluate your goals, progress and areas for improvement. The following is a personal development plan that you can use to help establish personal and career related goals: What is my goal? Why do I [...]
Okay, so why am I already seeing Christmas stuff in the stores? The answer is because we love, love the holidays and all the celebrating that it brings. For many people the holidays are a time for re-uniting with friends and family, enjoying once- a-year [...]
The month of October is dedicated to raising awareness about domestic violence and abuse. The National Domestic Violence Hotline defines Domestic Violence (also called intimate partner violence) as "a pattern of behaviors used by one partner to maintain power and control over another partner in [...]
Ask most parents what they want for their children, and they’re likely to answer that they want them to be happy, have a good life, be successful in their careers, and have happy families of their own one day. They might add that they’d like [...]
Halloween can be one of the most fun and exciting holidays of the year. Dressing up, carving pumpkins and eating chocolate candies are all part of the fun! But, while we look forward to the tricks and treats, true scares involving loved ones can ruin [...]
By now we all know the importance of physical activity for our children. Children who are physically active and/or involved in organized sports having lower rates of obesity and generally have better overall health than their sedentary peers. Children who participate in physical activity on [...]
