Vanessa Smith Bennett, AMFT, addresses fake positivity and encourages seeing negative emotions as an opportunity for growth, not something to avoid. These days, the realm of spirituality (and sometimes psychology) can...
Author - Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Your Friends Are a Predictor of Your Health
Health is a focus for many and there are different aspects from what we put into our bodies to how well we keep them moving. And there are precise ways to measure these things, providing detailed data and insight into...
12 Indications You are Living an Authentic Life
Authenticity in your daily living is a sweet congruence of your beliefs, values and actions. Your inner world and outer world align and there is a synchronicity or balance between who you truly are as an individual and...
Honoring the Voice That Says, You’ve Had Enough
I had enough recently. So I stopped. In hindsight I didn’t realize that pause was coming but had a vague awareness of overwhelm creeping up on me, a barely audible whisper telling me I was trying to do too much...
The Joy of Missing Out (From FOMO to JOMO)
We’ve all heard of FOMO. “The fear of missing out,” the anxiety that an exciting event may be happening that you’re not a part of. This initially was a term assigned to teens, often exacerbated...
Ask Lisa: My Boyfriend Gets Aggressive When Drunk
I have been in a relationship for almost 8 months. The relationship has been good when we’re together but he has always had trust issues with me whenever I’m seeing my friends or if I’m going out...
How to Stop Allowing Fear to Run Your Life
Fear can be the ultimate ruler of your life, if allowed. It can whisper in your ear that you’re not good enough, you’re a fraud, you won’t be able to do it, you’ll be made fun of, you’ll...
How I Ditched My Phone and Unbroke My Brain
This is incredibly relevant to people all over the world who are losing themselves to their smartphones. Classified as an addiction by many, it’s impacting relationships and likely changing brains of our young...
Valentines Day: 8 Simple Ways to Make Your Partner Feel Cared For
With Valentines Day approaching, many couples are considering ways to demonstrate their love and affection for each other. What meaning do you attach to Valentines Day? What are your expectations? For me, it’s...
It’s February, Write a Love Letter to Yourself
The beginning of February signals that Valentines Day is near. For those in loving, intimate relationships who put a lot of meaning into this holiday, they may be all atwitter about how they will spend time with a...
