Celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Week

This week (February 9-15) is Random Acts of Kindness Week. This is a week to celebrate all of the good and positive things going on across the world. Sometimes it can get easy to focus on the negative stories and experience. However if you focus on the negative, you may miss out on some truly wonderful good news!

Caring for Someone with a Mood Disorder: How NOT to Go Crazy

Whether you have just found out or have known for several years, living with and loving someone who has mood disorder is difficult even in the best situation. In the course of any given day, you can feel hopeless, helpless, overwhelmed, confused, hurt, angry, frustrated, and/or resentful. If not dealt with, these feelings can lead to guilt, shame, sadness, exhaustion, fear, and isolation. Know that there isn’t a right or wrong way to feel. Learning how to handle negative emotions is what is most important.

Give Intangible Gifts for the Holidays

The holidays are the perfect time of the year for advertisers to target and attract us, the consumers, to spend lots of money buying “tangible” gifts—gifts that have a physical presence and can be touched. Many of these tangible gifts consist of expensive electronics, clothing, appliances, jewelry, and even cars. These are nice gifts to give and receive. But “intangible” gifts—gifts that have no physical presence and can’t be touched—can truly change the quality of your life and can be the best gifts you can ever give and receive.

Surviving the Holidays: Less is More

Our culture seems to be all about more, bigger, better… especially when it comes to the holidays. Gift wish lists are longer and more expensive. Pinterest sets a high bar when it comes to decorations. Holiday parties can fill your social calendar before you know it.

Here are a few tips for a simpler, less-stressed holiday season.

5 Myths about Depression and Suicide

In the wake of Robin William’s death, depression & suicide are the topics of most conversations. Here are some things you should know about these topics.

Attachment and Detachment: Finding a Balance for Your Relationships

The hallmark of healthy attachment to another person is marked by safety in the relationship. Showing concern for others, enjoying spending time with them, and feeling connected— these are all elements of healthy attachment. There is permission to be one’s own self without fear of judgment.

Social Media Really Does Make You Feel Connected

Social media has exploded over the past decade and has become an essential way of staying informed and connected to others on a global level. Many of your friends, family members, and business contacts thrive within this platform due to its accessibility and range to reach others. Facebook’s statistics alone show 12% of our global population are users.

Eating Disorder Recovery: How to Support Your Loved One

Eating disorder recovery doesn’t only affect the person with the eating disorder. If you have a friend or family member with an eating disorder, you know how hard it can be to help them through it. If your loved one is in therapy and/or working with a nutritionist and trying to make changes in their eating habits, it can be difficult not to jump in with advice or guidance. This is especially difficult when it is so easy for you to see the proper solutions for them.

Men and Women: Are We Really Different?

Recently a few of us here at GROW lead a couples workshop in Atlanta. During the course of the workshop, we talked about the differences between men and women. Since this workshop, I have continued to be fascinated as I seek to understand some of the differences between the sexes.