“If I was there Mom, I would have given you a big hug and then we would make cookies.” The conversation my 7 year old and I were having was not full of much emotion. I feel like I have processed a great deal of…

The pursuit of happiness is a treadmill, true happiness is a mountaintop. Not sure what I mean? Lets see if this makes sense. Michael Eysenck is a British psychologist who developed the ‘Hedonic Treadmill Theory’. The theory discusses the concept that despite major positive and negative…

Sometimes we push away healthy people. Sounds like a silly thing to do, but we do it and we feel like we can’t help it. It is rooted in the big insecurity that we don’t deserve a healthy lifestyle. Well- you do and the people…

Yup- that moment when your mature, sophisticated big kid starts crawling around, talking baby talk. One of the most frustrating moments of any parents life. But believe it or not, it is completely normal but should not be ignored. Here is why it may be…