Restore Your Brain Today
SHARON May 29, 2023 SHARE: If you’ve ever driven a long distance for a long-awaited vacation, you easily recognize the stages of your journey. You start out fresh, exhilarated. Once you break free of your hometown, the road unfurls ahead, full of promise for memories and adventures on the other end. Before long, you break […]
Autism Awareness Month
SHARON April 7, 2023 SHARE: April is the month devoted to several important causes that are near and dear to my heart. As a school psychologist and former case worker for special needs children, I have found autism to be a challenge for many children and families. Chances are, you have known individuals who have […]
It’s a Miracle We Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
SHARON March 12, 2023 SHARE: The St. Patrick’s Day we all know and love, once looked nothing like what we experience today. Hundreds of years ago it was only a humble celebration to commemorate the life and service of St. Patrick, a man who brought Christianity to Ireland. A special feast took place to remember […]
What I’ve Learned from an Ongoing Bout with Stress
SHARON February 27, 2023 SHARE: It’s no surprise that seasons of life usher in waves of stress in one form or another, and if we’re lucky, the intensity fizzles out before we lose our wits. I’ve learned recently that keeping it all together has a lot to do with the type of stress we experience […]
BOOK REVIEW The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
SHARON December 4, 2022 SHARE: Beautiful, young Millie has to find a job before she lands right back in prison. It’s so easy to violate parole. One wrong move and she’ll be trapped all over again. Yet, what she thought was the most miserable existence she could live through turned rosy once she began working […]
How Optimistic Should We Be About Optimism?
SHARON June 26, 2022 SHARE: FACEBOOK TWITTER PINTEREST TUMBLR A recent trend caught my attention in the headlines as it scrolled past last week. I rode along the transit options of New York City and learned that optimism is a state of mind connected to longevity, better physical and mental health, and greater happiness. Sounds […]
Who Are You Deep Inside?
SHARON April 5, 2022SHARE: FACEBOOK TWITTER PINTEREST TUMBLR Several years have passed since I’ve been able to go home. Not the one I sleep in every night with my family. I’m talking about the one I came home from the hospital to, and got on the school bus in front of, and ate my mother’s […]
Is There Such a Thing as Smarter Breathing?
SHARON March 8, 2022SHARE: FACEBOOK TWITTER PINTEREST TUMBLR How can something as simple as inhaling and exhaling alter our state of mind and health? Breathing is one of those things we completely take for granted. We rely on our body’s autonomic nervous system to keep us breathing while we sleep, eat, exercise, and sit around […]
The Mood Boosting Benefits of Autumn
SHARON November 5, 2021SHARE: FACEBOOK TWITTER PINTEREST TUMBLR I have been in love with Fall for as long as I can remember, even though I’m not so excited about the fact that winter is chasing its heels. Fortunately, I’m not alone. Autumn happens to be a favorite season for most people. All those pumpkins spiced […]
Have You Ever Wanted to Leave the Past Behind?
SHARON October 10, 2021SHARE: FACEBOOK TWITTER PINTEREST TUMBLR There are moments or long stretches of time we’d all prefer to leave in the past. One of the toughest things to do is distance ourselves from painful memories. Our recollections are not selective. In fact, some of the very things we want to forget most are […]