New to my role and the community I was working in, I was unfamiliar with what nonprofits and services were available for my clients where we lived. I was my clients’ first line of defense in what often felt like a very steep climb to stability.   I needed a place I could turn to […]

The new year is an open book and after 2020, we’ve learned anything is possible. However, if making major life challenges is overwhelming to you, start with these babysteps to having more energy and finding balance in your life.  Here is a great list that addresses 10 different areas of our lives. Check it out, […]

Gaye Beckman is a single mom to a teenage boy, triathlete and healthcare professional She has worked as a labor and delivery/mom-baby nurse for the last 9 years at a large metro Denver hospital. When she recently announced she was excited to be one of the first in line for the COVID vaccine, we asked […]

When it comes to love, Peggy Budai never imagined it would come to this. “A sheet of plastic, which is basically painter’s sheeting with arm holes in it with sleeves put together with plastic bags if you will,” Budai said. The career nurse practitioner made her own “Hug Tunnel” after seeing it in Brazil. It […]

A recent report showed that nearly 60 percent of Americans say they don’t plan on renewing their gym membership once the COVID-19 pandemic passes, proving that the at-home workout craze is more like the new standard than a fleeting fad. We’ve seen the digital and home-based fitness market explode right before our eyes in the […]

Pandemic parenting’s no joke. But there’s still little bits of gold in this dark mineshaft that COVID has forced us into. That mineshaft – our world – is smaller now. With less in the outside, we’ve turned inward, toward the people we live with. It can be as intense as an overstuffed oven. I’ve had […]

Winter is coming! If you’re anything like me you may not be thrilled about the chilly months that lie ahead, but those cold short days do have a few advantages – especially longer nights! We are about to change the clock back an hour and while some of us are a little saddened by the […]

Are you overwhelmed and dispirited by the sheer demands of Halloween? As moms, we give a lot of ourselves in October. It’s hard work to put up a huge Halloween yard display and make creative family costumes during a pandemic. Do yourselves a favor and carve out a few minutes for yourself today to do […]

When I see new clients in my psychotherapy practice, I explain that to protect their confidentiality, if I see them out in public I will not approach them. If they choose to say hello, that is their choice and I’m happy to see them. The response to this is varied. There is no incorrect response […]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Sabrina Skiles had two small kids and was moving to Colorado when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. This is her story.  Who knew five words would alter our lives forever. In early August of last year, I felt a small lump in my right breast. I wish I […]