mental health

When you've not been used to witty banter at the office or if it's been awhile since you've just sat around and talked with friends, it can be awkward at first.

We need to do our best to re-frame the argument where instead of "me against you," it's "us seeking what's true."

Staying home, and being FORCED to do so by the weather, East Texans are feeling compelled to spend time reflecting on what we've been prioritizing in our lives.

As hard as it feels in those moments, the best thing you can do is to take action, with intent, to start to get out of that emotional funk so you can move on.

When you're busy, sleep easily slips to the back-burner. However, getting quality sleep is crucial for living the other 16 hours or so of ours days well.

Very often, small things can have a huge impact. Next time you feel plagued with a bad day, check a few of these off of your to-do list.

We may not even notice the behaviors we're engaging in on a daily basis that may be contributing to mental and emotional degradation.

Believe it or not, according to the studies, "clutter can cause your stress levels to rise, which in turn can affect your physical and mental health."

Each episode is only about 20 minutes and provides a good foundation of knowledge, in a delightfully easy to understand way, that can get you started.

Some confuse solitude with being lonely. But this is different. It's choosing to spend time getting to know yourself--almost as you would a friend.

As challenging as it is, remaining hopeful in the face of truly discouraging seasons, we are doing our part to counter fear, hatred, and despair.

When we tear ourselves down verbally long enough, we may start to make choices that can lead us to places in life we don't really want to be.