“Laughter, song, and dance create emotional and spiritual connection; they remind us of the one thing that truly matters when we are searching for comfort, celebration, inspiration, or healing: We are not alone.” ~ Brene Brown October is breast cancer awareness month. According to the American Cancer Society around 39% of Americans will have a...
Year: 2016
Coming Home by <a ” href=”https://coragecoaching.coachesconsole.com/are-you-ready-to-step-into-a-big-new-life-.html”>Sally Eames I recently saw the documentary The Babushkas of Chernobyl, about the women who have chose to return to their homes in the Forbidden Zone, despite having been evicted after the disaster in 1988. The director of the film spoke afterwards. I mention this because she said she had...
By Andrew Shykofsky By now, it is accepted that seeing a caring trained counselor to hear your story and offer feedback is a vital part of spiritual and emotional healing. One thing many therapists have discovered is that meditation in conjunction with therapy can have exponentially beneficial effects.The reason meditation works well with therapy is...
By: Dana Thomas, Ed.S, CPDCE, CPDPE Have you ever wondered how many decisions we, as parents, make in a day? How much time do you think we, as parents, spend making each decision and answering each question? I don’t have the statistics, but I do know that the questions from children and the responses from...
By Gabi Granoff, PsyD As a parent, you are your child’s biggest support. Only you can understand your child’s needs and deepest desires, their biggest fears, and most untapped talents. You may even dream about what they will achieve in the future. No parent wants to see their child struggle, and many will work hard...
By Dana Thomas, Ed.S, CPDCE, CPDPE There are no perfect children and there are no perfect parents. Each day, we do our best to parent our children, and some days are better than others. One aspect of parenting that makes it especially challenging, is that there is no “one size fits all” solution. Each parent...
By Gabi Granoff, PsyD In my work as a therapist I have had the honor of working with children and families who are managing parental divorce. Parents frequently ask how they can protect their children from the negative effects of divorce that sometimes seem inevitable. In fact, research tells us that the effects of divorce...
by Dr. Bianka Hardin It is an honor to be a caring confidant to a friend or loved one. Although it can feel good to be needed and trusted, it can also be difficult to see someone you care about having a difficult time. It can also feel overwhelming when your loved one asks you for advice...