By Elizabeth Fedrick, PhD, LPC --- “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James It’s been a pretty rough few weeks. I don’t even want to get out of bed most mornings, and when I eventually do, I usually regret it within ...
By Kristen Donia --- Right now, lots of families are spending more time at home together, and my guess is most of us have gotten mighty close to the sweatpants and comfier pieces in our wardrobe. I think we would all agree that it’s generally been pretty great, for the ...
By Elizabeth Fedrick, PhD, LPC --- “Connection is why we’re here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.” – Brené Brown Try to imagine a scenario in which we go from spending eight hours a day with literally hundreds of different people (6+ classes with different students ...
By Sandra B. --- You avoid them because you just don’t have the strength to argue with them one more time. Arguing with an idiot is exhausting! What if you couldn’t avoid them forever? What do you do, and how do you handle the next argument? What are you arguing ...
By Elizabeth Fedrick, PhD, LPC --- Does anyone even know what day it is anymore?! Every day blurring into the next. Wake up some time mid-day. Shuffle out into the kitchen to see if maybe the food fairy came while I was sleeping to bring something, really anything, that I ...