3 Ways to Get the New School Year Off to a Great Start!

The beginning of a school year holds such excitement and promise. A new start is ahead and nothing seems impossible. This is a great time to start a new back to school tradition with your family. Here are three ways some people have chosen to welcome in the new school...

What Makes You Feel Alive?

Recently I was able to hear Maya Moore, WNBA player and Gold Olympic Medalist speak to a group from Big Brothers Big Sisters. A young person asked her how she feels when she plays basketball. She answered, “Basketball is my passion. When I am playing basketball I feel...

Mother Nature is Calling…

Take time for Nature! It will do you good – this has been proven by researchers, but this week I decided to test it out for myself. I enjoyed both the Lyndale Gardens in Minneapolis and the Dodge Nature Center in West Saint Paul. Both have free admission ( donations...

Go for the Gold!

When the greatest Olympian of all time, swimmer Michael Phelps was asked how many hours a day he trained, he said 5 hours a day and then added, “If you don’t put the work in you really can’t expect to get much out of it.” This is true for Olympic athletes and people...

Do No Harm

“Do No Harm” is an ethical imperative for Mental Health Therapists. Sadly, this tenet has not always been followed as practitioners work with Gay, lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender clients. Too often lack of training, insensitivity or prejudice of GLB and T people has...