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Our Emotions are a Compass

  Our emotions can work like a compass, directing us to consider and address areas of our lives that require change.  Emotions provide information that

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Am I Sad or is it SAD?

  The winter months can be challenging for many reasons.  We live with shorter days and limited sunlight exposure.  We tolerate frigid temperatures that make

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Healthy Conflict

  Conflict is normal in healthy relationships and disagreements occur in our daily lives. Some may see conflict as something negative and try to avoid

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Heartbreak

  Heartbreak is a painful experience. The pain that a person goes through can be beyond words and explanations. Feeling sad, lonely, and hurt are

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Befriending Yourself

Compassion is the feeling that happens when you notice that others are suffering and your heart responds to their pain with love and kindness.  Compassion

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 Life in Balance

  Do you feel pulled in a million different directions?  In a culture that celebrates busyness and overachievement, we can find ourselves like a hamster

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Recovery From Shame

  Guilt and Shame are powerful emotions but have some very distinct characteristics. Guilt can be derived from feelings of remorse of some sort of

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Depression

  Depression is biopsychosocial phenomenon that affects 7% of population every year and the rate is higher among younger adults around age of 18 to

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