Taking time for yourself is an important but often underappreciated part of life. This is known as “Me Time”, and it’s necessary for having a holistic lifestyle. What exactly is ‘Me Time’? It’s a defined period of time during the day or week where you make sure to set aside what can often be an…

“This is NOT working!” Mrs. Y (alias for confidentiality purposes) exclaimed in an exasperated manner. It had been barely 20 minutes into her session, her first session with me, and her very first therapy session in her life, before she unleashed her wrath on me. I could not understand anything about Mrs. Y from her…

Strategies for Harnessing the Power of Technology to Build Authentic Relationships and Discover Your Life’s Purpose Date: March 12, 2023 By: Stacy Braiuca, 🧭 Change Navigator™ & 🐿 Squirrel Wrangler™ Keywords: Art of Navigating Change, Finding Purpose, Connection, Digital Age, Technology, Authentic Relationships, Life’s Purpose, Digital Disconnect, False Sense of Connection, Social Media, Mental Health,…

Introduction: The formula for achieving a balanced life, according to the author, has nine different arenas. This article, written by a therapist with 25 years of experience and 15 years of experience in public health, brings those areas into combination with extensive technology experience and entrepreneurship.  This article will provide an overview of the formula…

Self-esteem describes how our psyche interprets the thoughts that we have about ourselves. If a person has positive thoughts, they will experience positive or healthy self-esteem. On the other hand, if individual has negative thoughts about who they think they are, they will experience poor or negative self-esteem. There is more to self-esteem than just…

While the innovations of new technology and technological platforms were always sneaking into our lives, COVID-19 forced us to completely turn towards using these online platforms. Recently, due to this pandemic, I have completely shifted my practice to online counselling (video, telephone and text), and with this change, I have noticed a slight decline in…

How much time are you spending worrying about things outside of your control? Have you thought about what those things are? In simple terms things we can’t control include the weather or people driving on the road. More challenging things that we can’t control are events or circumstances such as what people say or do,…