Toxic Relationship? One Simple Question

by Heather Kramer Almquist, MA, LPC, NCP, CT, CDWF | Oct 30, 2014 | Couples & Partners, Friendships

One Simple Question I get asked a lot – nearly every day, actually – about whether someone is in a toxic relationship or one worth keeping. It might be a partner, a job, a friend… but the question still comes up. People tend to look for all sorts of complicated...

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....

Feed The Good Wolf

by Sanctuary | Apr 29, 2013 | Depression & Anxiety, Wellness & Mindfulness

There’s an old story that makes the Facebook rounds now and then. There are a few versions of it, but the gist is the same each time.   One bright winter day, a young Cherokee boy was out for a walk with his grandfather. Pausing to rest against a snowy...

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

by Sanctuary | Apr 9, 2013 | LGBTQIA, Women

In the ongoing, online, in-person, seemingly ubiquitous discussions about equal rights for women, gays, lesbians, minorities – pretty much anyone other than rich, white, American men – there is constant talk of “paradigm shift” and “changing the dialog.” And, while...