Written by Barbara Biziou   Kids, carpool, take the dogs out, work on your relationship, develop your career. Parents today are more isolated than ever. Many of us work outside the home and are on busy tight schedules as are our children. Life is stressful. Relaxation? You? Most of us rush to relax. No matter how hectic your world, finding balance is key. Enter the ritual. Rituals bring the sacred into my life in a way that is structured; yet liberating...+MORE

Hectic, busy lifestyles and burning the candle at both ends, especially with children in the home, can cause stress to build up rapidly. Need a quick way to de-stress? Sit down for a few minutes in a rocking chair and see what happens after the rush of nostalgia is over. Whether reading a good book, rocking a baby to sleep or enjoying the breeze on the porch, rocking chairs provide a sure relief to daily stress...+MORE

Work is a Four Letter Word for a Reason Jessica Leo, LMSW    Yes, work is stressful and most of us only do it because we have no choice...+MORE

Stress and Distress: How To Handle It All Jessica Leo, LMSW    You come home from work after having learned that you might be subject to a reduction in force due to budget cuts, the kids have 4 hours worth of homework to do and you can’t get them to stop screaming at each other over what channel is on the television, there are over due bills waiting for you in the mailbox that you cannot pay until your next paycheck (in two weeks), your youngest needs dental work that you...+MORE

Honoring Commitments Jessica Leo, LMSW    Good Intentions are not enough.  Many of us navigate through life making promises and commitments that are not honored. Most of the time, we don’t break our promises deliberately – life just gets in the way and we make another choice.  But the truth is, when we choose not to keep our word; it is a reflection on our integrity and character...+MORE

Accentuate the Positive Jessica Leo, LMSW    Why is it that when we turn the news on, it is all gloom and doom?  Every news report focuses on the problems, injustice, horrors and travesties that shake our trust in humanity.  Why – because that is what the general public asks for...+MORE

Jessica Leo, LMSW    We all experience, stress, struggles, challenges, disappointment, rejection, failure and heartache. Sometimes, it can even feel as though that is all we experience.  Nothing seems to go right for us and every day seems the same. One problem after another, from spilling coffee on our only clean shirt in the morning and flat tires to marital problems, lay offs and dealing with death.  Life, so it seems, is testing you to your limits...+MORE

It’s certainly no secret that lack of intimacy is one of the top issues reported by married couples today.   It is also evident that the lack of sex occurring in marriages today is usually due to the woman’s decreased libido. Most women report a significant decrease in sex-drive following the birth of their first child...+MORE

Good Morning... from Brook Noel Something great is going to happen today-- I can't wait to see what it is! www.brooknoel...+MORE