“An extra yawn one morning in the springtime, an extra snooze one night in the autumn is all that we ask in return for dazzling gifts. We borrow an hour one night in April; we pay it back with golden interest five months later.” 

Winston Churchill 

It’s time to shed some light on how to effectively navigate the healthcare system to ensure you get your behavioral health needs met.  While there are many things outside of our control, here are a few things you can do when looking into obtaining care: 

Spend some time researching appropriate providers. There are many providers out there - excellent ones - but they may not all be the best fit for you. 

• Take some time to make a list of what you’re looking for in a provider –availability, experience, location, expertise.  Providers should be willing to spend a couple of minutes on the phone answering some basic...

Do not grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be trouble over the future, for it has yet to come.  Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.

-Ida Scott

Spring is a great time of the year to focus on one’s physical and mental health. The changes in temperature, increase in sunlight, and the feeling of “new” are good indicators of improved motivation and healthier choices. The positive changes can involve creating new habits or just revisiting the ones that you might have started a few months ago. The two important factors that impact one’s wellbeing and that are often overlooked are sleep and nutrition.

March is National Nutrition Month:

The following links provide resources and healthy eating options.

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“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”

~Henry David Thoreau

February is not just for lovers! During the entire month, we can celebrate love as the glue that binds a family together, not only between parent and child but between siblings too. Parents can pick a time (or several times) , to create and express loving thoughts and actions between family members.

Parents can make this an annual family tradition with a few simple ideas that show how special “family love” can be!

The best gifts given between family members can be as simple as a handmade card or cutout heart with a simple message of appreciation. You can spend a special few minutes helping your children cut out hearts and writing a simple message of appreciation to all the others in the family. The message can also include...

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

– John Quincy Adams

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”

― Dr. Seuss

Valentine’s Day is not only a time for you to honor and acknowledge the people you love, but it is also the perfect time for you to consider a practice of self-love.  In our busy lives, it is all too common to push ourselves to the background and continue to stay busy with everyone and everything else.  Loving yourself is not negative, arrogant, egocentric, selfish nor narcissistic.  By definition, self-love is the practice of taking responsibility...

All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

Charles M. Schulz

They are resilient.

Resilience in humans has been described as the ability to use personal qualities to withstand pressure. (Fletcher & Sarkar, 2016).

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