Staying Close While Quarantine Keeps You Far Apart

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “Connecting with others is rewarding; it makes us feel like we’re not alone in the world.” ~ Jonah Berger My friend recently told me that when quarantine started, she found herself checking her phone more than she ever had before. She thought about it for a moment and realized that she was feeling […]

Staying Connected with Yourself During Quarantine

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH For many of my readers, quarantine has meant an increase in responsibilities–helping everyone else survive. How are you helping YOURSELF, though? This edition of Quarantine Talk is dedicated to ways to show yourself love during quarantine. Quarantine has really been something, huh? If you are working from home, you have had to […]

Questions to Get You Out of the Quarantine Slump

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH The days seem to blend together in this Groundhog Day that is COVID-19 quarantine. I would like to suggest six questions that will cause introspection and perhaps prompt you to certain actions that will lift your spirits.  Hi, again. It’s me, still in quarantine. How are you doing? Hanging in there? I […]

Re-Spark the Flame: Affection

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “Sometimes a partner withdraws affection because he or she is struggling with stress, mental health issues, illness, or trauma, and they are inwardly focused and stop paying attention to you.” ~ Brian Jory In most romantic relationships, physical chemistry usually starts out hot and heavy. The relationship is novel and exciting, and […]

The Leading Cause of Addiction Is Not What You Think

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH What causes addiction? Many would guess it is the substance or behavior itself and that one gets hooked to something by doing/using it repetitively.  For years, science agreed with this response, but current research has shown that almost everything we think we know about addiction is false.  I invite you to look […]