Social Media – Helping or Hurting?

Social Media:  Helping or Hurting? By Brandy Hanson, LPC The original concept for the purpose of social media was to bring people together.  And it did.  Social media made communicating with family and friends anywhere in the world instantaneously possible.  People...

It’s Pride Month!

This post is brought to you by Heather Holly, MA, Clinical Intern:    This month is LGBT pride month, a month dedicated to celebrating and promoting equal rights and acceptance for all.  Pride month means many things to many people, but one part of pride month is...

Do You Want Peace?

This post is brought to you by Elizabeth Cermak, LCPC: “I want the peace of God.” A Course in Miracles Lesson 185 Do you want peace? A Course in Miracles says that to SAY the above words is nothing. “But to mean these words is everything.” Remember you can substitute...

Choosing STAR Instead of Scream

This post is brought to you by Shannon Olson, LSCW: Tempers are flaring everywhere, and, it seems, patience is wearing thin. Whether it’s a long rant on social media, people fighting on a plane, or frustration with a partner or child, a few skills can...

A Reminder About May

This post is brought to you by Shannon Olson, LSCW. May begins the month with May Day, which began in 1886 when laborers gathered to demand 8 hour work days. Leading up to that protest laborers were being forced to work ten, twelve even sixteen hour days, or risk...