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  • Labor Day: Celebrating Work Means Valuing the Worker

    Labor Day isn’t just the unofficial end of summer. It’s not just barbecues, sales, a three-day weekend and one last chance to wear white—if anybody still follows that rule. Labor Day exists because of workers. The holiday grew out of the American labor movement and the belief that the people whose work keeps this country…

  • When You Become the Default: The Mixed Emotions of Caregiving

    There is a kind of caregiving that doesn’t always get talked about. The person you care for isn’t completely helpless. They can still do things for themselves. They can make decisions, have conversations, walk around, handle certain responsibilities, and maintain some independence. And yet, somehow, you have become the default. When something needs to be…

  • Getting Unstuck: Why Counseling, Therapy, Life Coaching, and Spiritual Guidance Can Help

    There are times in life when you know something needs to change, but you cannot quite figure out what to do next. You may feel stuck in a relationship, a job, a creative project, a family situation, or even inside your own thoughts. You keep thinking about the same problem. You keep replaying the same…

  • Sometimes a Change of Scenery Can Change the Way You Work

    There is something refreshing about doing your work somewhere different. Maybe it is another city. Maybe another state. Maybe even another country. Whatever the distance, changing where you work can change how you feel about the work itself. We get used to routines. The same desk. The same coffee shop. The same commute. The same…

  • The Importance of a Pet as an Adult: Good for the Soul

    There is something about having a pet as an adult that is hard to fully explain until you have experienced it. When we are children, pets can feel like playmates. But as adults, they often become something much deeper. They become companions, witnesses to our lives, sources of comfort, and sometimes the one living being…

  • We Could All Be a Little More Like Dolly

    I’ve been thinking a lot about Dolly Parton and what made her so special. Yes, there was the voice. The songwriting. The hair. The clothes. The humor. The incredible career. But I think there was something bigger. We could all stand to be a little more like Dolly. And I don’t mean we need rhinestones…