Befriending Anxiety

Five Simple Steps to a Meaningful Holiday Season

With the start of December comes an almost audible, collective tensing-up of family members worldwide. People everywhere are forming lists ...

The Power of Positive Emotions

Wired for Danger  We have a natural tendency to focus on what goes wrong. Over thousands of years we have ...

Sticking Together through Transitions

Family life is marked by transitional moments. Throughout life together a couple could celebrate their first date, engagement, wedding day, ...

Scary Thoughts

Photograph by Conor MacNeill With Halloween around the corner, it seems like a good idea to go a little scary ...

Calm in Houston Traffic

The diverse sites, sounds, cultures, and entertainment make Houston a great city. Never a dull moment. But a big challenge ...

Trauma and the Body

Photography: Solitude by Jeremy Hockin Many people suffer from either physical or emotional wounds that remain from a previous traumatic ...

Courage to Face Our Fears

 Courage We all have fears. Many of us have experienced times when we feel stuck because we are afraid; scared ...

Healing Practice: Laughter Really is Serious Medicine

This is our fifth post in a series where we explore daily practices that nurture and encourage healing. Our last post discussed ...

Befriending Anxiety

The world would be quite a dangerous place without pain. It may seem odd but imagine the potential damage if ...