Change is Coming: How to Cope with the New

by Sanctuary | Jan 26, 2018 | Depression & Anxiety, Updates & Events, Wellness & Mindfulness

“Change is good” “Change is inevitable” “Change is necessary” “Change of heart” “Change of pace” “Change of scene” “The more things change, the more they stay the same” I could list dozens of idioms in our lexicon that tell us how important change is. “We should...

Book Review Series: Why reading should still be important to you

by Sanctuary | Oct 6, 2017 | Wellness & Mindfulness

So you’ve just finished reading the last chapter of your scary huge textbook, you have to collect and read a pile of research articles, and you have to find time to proof read your 15 page research paper before tomorrow. Academic reading has consumed your life? As a...

Can You Actually Connect With Your Kids Through Video Games?

by Sanctuary | Aug 18, 2017 | Parenting

Sooooo your teens are probably playing a lot of video games. Do you feel like you don’t understand the appeal? Is your kid obsessed with some games and you don’t know how to connect? Kids find and share meaning through play, and those languages remain important even...

Self Care Ideas

by Sanctuary | May 4, 2016 | Expressive Arts, Wellness & Mindfulness

I often talk to my clients about the topic of self-care. Many of my clients aren’t familiar with the term or how to begin applying some self-care in their busy lives. Self- care is individual for each person and it’s a good topic to explore with yourself and your...

Inner Peace and Freedom: Don’t Take Things Personally

by Sanctuary | Apr 14, 2016 | Depression & Anxiety

Some of the stress and anxiety we feel may come from taking things too personally. Don Miguel Ruiz, the author of The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom says: “There is a huge amount of freedom that comes to you when you take nothing personally.”...