Written by: Hannah Schlueter, MA, LAC In today’s world, women and girls are often very familiar with feelings of insecurity about their body. Whether it’s comparisons on social media, the multi-billion-dollar beauty and fitness industries creating unrealistic expectations, or back-handed compliments from friends and family, it can feel like the ...
Written by: Hannah Schlueter, MA, LAC To be empowered means you are feeling strong, confident, and aware of your own power. The importance of feeling empowered lies in its ability to help you achieve your goals, find your voice, and live authentically. Self-empowerment is the process of developing skills to ...
Written by: M Katie Helle, CPA Looking to buy your first car? Excited for college life? Without a budget, it’s easy to over spend and then not have the money for your first car, rent, or life away at college. Creating a budget is important because it will help you ...
Written by: Caitlin Alfonso, LMSW When asked to picture mindfulness, the image that often comes to mind is of a person sitting still and not moving. This can be discouraging for people who describe themselves as “fidgeters” and struggle with staying still for periods of time. However, mindfulness can be ...
Written by: Morgan Liptak, MAS, LAMFT One day, you wake up and it’s your first day of high school. You’re looking ahead at four years of possibilities, excitement, maybe even uncertainty, fear, but above all else, what seems like plenty of time. In what feels like the blink of an ...