by Christine Frank | Mar 12, 2019 | Adulting, Family Matters, Kids, Life Matters, Parenting, Relationships
The way people socialize has evolved significantly throughout the years. The parents of the millennial generation did not have the same level of instantaneous communication that we have today. With email, texting, FaceTime, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, dating...
by Christine Frank | Jan 29, 2019 | Adulting, Happiness, Life Matters, Stress
In my college years, attaining independence became my primary goal. To me, independence meant being able to support myself. It seemed like I was working so hard toward one goal: getting a “good job.” For example, I thought a good job equaled full-time hours, decent...
by Tacianna Indovina | Nov 6, 2018 | Anxiety, Depression, Life Matters
The song “Blurred Lines” re-appeared on the radio last week. I found myself mindlessly singing along to the lyrics and felt horrified as I said the words “I know you want it.” If you haven’t heard or paid attention to the song or music video, it’s about a man telling...
by Dr Aletta | Oct 30, 2018 | Life Matters, Parenting, Positive Psych, Relationships
Anytime you pair more than one person together there will be occasional problems. This is to be expected. Spouses argue, siblings argue, co-workers disagree and often argue. To a certain extent, the occasional argument is to be expected and is healthy. However, at...
by Dr Aletta | Sep 18, 2018 | Family Matters, Happiness, Life Matters
More Than Pets… Companions A few weeks ago we lost a horse at Maple Row Farm. Losing a horse makes the entire barn sad, even when it’s expected. We don’t call our horses ‘pets’; to call a horse a pet just seems weird. But they are deeply...
by Emily Becker | Aug 6, 2018 | Family Matters, Life Matters, Positive Psych
The most popular course in the history of Yale University is Professor Laurie Santos’ Psychology and the Good Life. Santos’ course has received coverage in the New York Times as enrollment swelled, and made the cover of New York by the semester’s end. It’s even...
