The list of factors that can potentially cause mom burnout is long. Very long. Up near the top is negative family communication. Mom is almost always the nerve center of family activities and emotions. That alone is enough to cause burnout. When communication has turned sour—or stopped completely—all bets are off. 7 Ways Negative Family …Read the rest…

The 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Hurricane Ike hitting Galveston and Houston in 2008, or the repeated wildfire blazes in California – all examples of devastating events that cost a lot of lives and caused massive grief for many. In today’s world, there are more things aside from old-age that rob people …Read the rest…

There are many symptoms of depression and each individual may manifest different symptoms, or related symptoms, in different ways. Some people, however, check off all the markers for depression yet have not been helped by a variety of treatments and therapies for depression. In these cases, it may be something more. It might be shame based depression. …Read the rest…

When you feel you’ve done something wrong, it can leave you with feelings of guilt. This is perfectly normal. The problem occurs when you are far past the point where you should have forgiven yourself, and let these feelings go, yet you find yourself still holding on to them. This can be a sign that what …Read the rest…