“He who knows he has enough is rich.” ~Lao Tzu, Dao De Jing Starting from a very young age, those around us are teaching us what “success” is supposed to look like. This could be a more direct instruction on what we should be striving for, but it often occurs more subtly through what our parents, teachers, and […]
In society, trauma has long been recognized, but under different terms to describe it, such as shellshock in veterans. Unfortunately, trauma has not always been addressed in a manner that best serves those who have experienced it. Maladaptive ways that trauma has been addressed have occurred through stigma, pathologizing, and ineffective treatments. Even with the […]
The term value is thrown around often, but how often do we recognize values for the importance they have in directing our lives? When examining the term value, whether it is used as a noun ora verb, two salient applications come to mind. One explains value as the material or monetary worth of something or […]
Life is busy, let’s face it. Pre-covid, we were stacked with everything under the moon to keep us going, we were so busy some of us did not even know the intimacies of our families anymore. It allowed us to see the facets of our life that were not glaring at us prior. It allowed […]