When life feels packed with the holidays, work, family responsibilities, and constant obligations, “taking care of yourself” can seem unrealistic. Many people picture self-care as pampering spa days, long weekends away, or something you earn after you’re exhausted. [...]
The holidays can feel bright for some and painfully quiet for others. If you’re reading this in DuPage County, maybe in Wheaton, Naperville, Geneva, or nearby we want you to know you are not alone, and your feelings matter. [...]
Remote meetings, open-office chatter, blurred home boundaries, many of us have traded one set of stressors for another. Video-call exhaustion (often called “Zoom fatigue”) and the slow burnout that builds in office settings can feel like opposite problems, [...]
Every single day we make hundreds sometimes thousands of tiny choices. What to eat for breakfast, which shirt to wear, whether to answer an email now or later. It doesn’t feel dramatic at first, but each decision uses [...]
Positive thinking extends far beyond simply a bright outlook—it's a potent force for significantly enhancing mental health and overall well-being.Our past experiences, especially those involving setbacks or criticism, can train us to identify threats, sometimes leading to a negative [...]
Think back to those classroom presentations. Most of us felt a familiar surge of anxiety, a knot in the stomach fueled by more than just our performance. We worried about everything from how we would be judged by [...]