Category Archives: well-being
How Can We Feel Safe?
April is Stress Awareness month, but this year we don’t need a reminder. There’s plenty of fear and worry after this week’s bomb attacks on the Brussels airport and Maelbeek metro station. At least 30 people were killed and more than 200 injured. Belgium has raised its terror alert and other European countries have increased their security measures. Terrorism abroad – London, Madrid, Paris – rekindles feelings of vulnerability in all of us. Around the clock media coverage with pictures of chaos and despair feels as if the whole world … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, April is Stress Awareness month, Dr. elizabeth Kubler-Ross, how to feel safe, Islamic rage, optimism and resilience, stages of grief, support presidential candidate, terrorist attacks
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Letters of acceptance
We’re approaching the time of year that letters of acceptance go out – either by snail mail or directly through the Internet. For some, it’s admission to college or graduate school, for others it means that first job offer. How are Millennials and their parents reacting to the news in these letters? As the website Grown and Flown explores, parenting is complicated and takes on different aspects for moms and dads of teens. Leaving home for school is often a significant step in your child’s road to adulthood but college … Continue reading
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Tagged adult children returning home, Boomerang kids, college expenses, financial independence, letters of acceptance, Millennials, parenting young adults, student loans
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When Adult Children Move Home
The phenomenon of adult children flying back to the nest has recently been called a favorable cultural shift. However, some women in the midst of spreading their own wings are struggling with that reality. If you’re the Mom of a Millennial who has boomeranged back, perhaps you’re reluctant to turn your new office back into a bedroom. But with huge student loans and no way to pay the rent, you may not be willing to deal with the negative emotions that come with saying no. Could you use an anchor in … Continue reading
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Tagged " adult children, Boomerang kids, family, huge student loans, journaling, Millennials, Moms of Millennials, re-feathering the empty nest, stress, Whose Couch Is It Anyway
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Virtual Book Tour: Out of the Blue Valise
Today we’re thrilled to host author Mari Gayatri Stein and feature her debut novel, Out of the Blue Valise. Imagine an encounter between Alice in Wonderland and Winnie the Pooh at a twelve-step meeting and you may approximate the tone and flavor of this category-defying work of fiction. Both Mari and her book are very interesting, so let’s get started: Her Mentor Center: One line from Out of the Blue Valise jumps out at me: “If not silly, what?” The book is both whimsical and deals with life and death issues. … Continue reading
