posted: Dec. 02, 2019.

Erin Duncan The holiday season can be the most wonderful time of the year. It’s a time to gather with family and friends, a time of giving and receiving, a time Read more

posted: Nov. 03, 2019.

Jeff Brookens “A bad day fishing is better than a good day in the office.” My father used to tell me this on almost every fishing trip (we are not a family Read more

posted: Nov. 03, 2019.

Alyssa McDowell If I had a dollar for every time someone said to me, “You’re obsessed with your dog”, I would probably be rich. My default response to this statement is Read more

posted: Nov. 03, 2019.

Alyssa Caldwell Child Anxiety has become a more prevalent mental health challenge as of recent years. “One in five children will experience some kind of clinical-level anxiety by the time they Read more

posted: Nov. 03, 2019.

Pete While the changing of seasons can be anticipated for many different reasons - the change from fall to winter brings approaching holidays, after all, but for some people, the colder Read more

posted: Nov. 02, 2019.

Kim Vaicunas This well-meaning phrase has been said to me and many other veterans over the years. I smile and say, thank you, but on the inside, I’m wondering – what Read more

posted: Oct. 29, 2019.

Megan Spencer “The pressure to be a perfect mom feels like it’s at an all-time high.” – Lauren Scafe The pressure to be a perfect mom seems to be around every corner. Read more

posted: Oct. 29, 2019.

Marshall McElhinney "Mental health isn't just an athlete thing. What you do for a living doesn't have to define who you are. This is an everyone thing." -Kevin Love Maybe you've heard Read more

posted: Oct. 29, 2019.

Lexy Kruse “I’m at the end of my rope...I don’t know what to do anymore...I hope I didn’t mess up my child...” Have you heard yourself saying any of that or Read more

posted: Oct. 24, 2019.

Chelsea Cheney The goal of regulating candy intake this season should be helping kids learn independence and a healthy relationship with food.  Basically, we should be raising adults, not eternal children.   Read more

posted: Sep. 23, 2019.

James Neubauer Summer is such a fun experience for most children that it might become hard for them to go back into the school environment. Most parents may sometimes wonder what Read more

posted: Aug. 05, 2019.

Dean Dirksen “The problem is the problem; the person is not the problem.” - Michael White and David Epston This was a rather revolutionary idea when White and Epston (1990) introduced it Read more

posted: Aug. 02, 2019.

Marissa Quint As with the military members and their spouses, children experience special challenges and concerns when their parent is deployed and when their parent returns back home. Younger children tend Read more

posted: Jul. 26, 2019.

Amanda Goslin For many years, I spent 5-6 days a week at the gym- running, using the elliptical, climbing the stairs, and lifting weights. In my younger years, I exercised to Read more

posted: Jul. 24, 2019.

Mariah Ruyle “The most profound thing we can offer our children is our own healing” Anne Lamott I don’t think I am alone in thinking that parenting today can be quite stressful. Read more

posted: Jul. 03, 2019.

Jesse Valenzuela Love is a universal term that has many different meanings to everyone. What and how we interpret of being loved is different as well. Gary Chapman brought to light Read more