social media break

Breaking Up With Social Media

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “Social media pulls us up into our heads. We’re judging, comparing and daydreaming about what we’re seeing online, so we’re not fully living our own life. Instead, we’re caught up in a virtual world that might not be exactly the way it appears.” ~Jane Pernotto Ehrman, MEd When we open Facebook or […]

Finding Certainty in Uncertainty

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “Looking deeper, we could say that the real cause of suffering is not being able to tolerate uncertainty.” ~Pema Chödrön Before March 2020, we could make plans and carry them out with relative ease. Now, however, we book a flight knowing that the trip might not happen. We plan a trip for […]

Planning During Unpredictable Times

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “The mistake is thinking that there can be an antidote to the uncertainty.” ~David Levithan A dear friend of mine is currently unemployed, going through a divorce, moving homes, and experiencing the tumult that accompanies this pandemic. Her life is incredibly uncertain and difficult right now. I know many of my readers […]

Reconnecting with Reality: 10 Tips to Kick A Phone Addiction

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.” ~ Henry David Thoreau A survey was recently conducted where participants were asked, “If you had to break a bone or break your phone what would you prefer?” The results were astounding: 46% percent of people would prefer to […]

SPLIT: A Deeper Look into Multiple Personalities

DESIGN BY PIXABAY Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj, Marilyn Monroe, Lady Gaga, and Mel Gibson are a few famous individuals who have shared that they face Dissociative Identity Disorder–more commonly known as multiple personality disorder.  The average number of alternate personalities a person with DID has is between eight and 13, but there have been cases […]