6 Hacks to Survive the Holidays (And Your Family)

by Sanctuary | Dec 20, 2017 | Depression & Anxiety, LGBTQIA, Parenting, Wellness & Mindfulness

Let’s face it – as much as we love our families and look forward to seeing them over the holidays, it can be stressful to balance different households with different views, beliefs, and expectations. I’ve compiled a list of ways to navigate holidays with families...

Be Kind to Yourself

by Sanctuary | Jan 14, 2016 | Friendships, Wellness & Mindfulness

With the arrival of the New Year, the infamous (yet mostly unattainable) resolutions have been circulating through our lives once more. In those first few weeks at the beginning of the year a frenzy of placing unrealistic expectations on ourselves ensues in order to...

Superheroes: Finding Your Own Super Powers

by Sanctuary | Oct 27, 2015 | Depression & Anxiety, Wellness & Mindfulness

Superheroes… Many of us remember the feeling of believing we were the world’s greatest superhero. When we were kids, we would tie sheets around our shoulders and pretend to fly. We were saving Ken and Barbie from an incoming tornado or showing up just in time to save...

What is therapy?

by Heather Kramer Almquist, MA, LPC, NCP, CT, CDWF | Feb 10, 2014 | Wellness & Mindfulness

In past blog entries, we’ve discussed how to find the right therapist as well as the top 5 questions to ask a potential therapist, but what exactly does “therapy” entail? Depending on the therapist you ultimately decide to work with, it could mean many different...

Community is Family That We Choose.

by Sanctuary | Oct 19, 2013 | Updates & Events

</radio silence> Or, in this case, I suppose </blog silence> would be more fitting. We kinda fell off the radar, didn’t we? But it wasn’t without good reason. We’ve had a lot going on here at Sanctuary and I think it’s time to share some of that with you....