Reaching the light at the end of the tunnel

Lately I’ve been seeing a light at the end of the tunnel in a bunch of ways – I’m getting close to the end of my school semester, I’m getting closer to the end of my degree, and I have a little vacation coming up. I’m getting that “I can do this!” feeling, that “Push […]

Pay it Forward: The power of giving

Do you know the term “Pay it Forward”? Through the Life Skills Resource Group Facebook page, I follow a page called Paying it Forward ~ One Day at a Time. I always enjoy their posts – primarily stories of individuals paying it forward out in the real world. Sure, I had heard of paying it forward […]

Music for your life: When it is tough to believe in love

In continuing our series Music for Your Life, today I have a sweet song for you. It is called First Day of My Life and is by Bright Eyes. What makes this song so sweet, in my mind, isn’t necessarily the words, though they’re sweet too. What is so wonderful about this song is the […]

Music for our lives: When you need hope

Today I’m thinking of the song Winding Road by Bonnie Somerville. You may remember it from the movie Garden State (an awesome movie and one of the best movie soundtracks I know!). Don’t know it and you’re saying to yourself “I don’t know that song, so I’m not going to listen”? Well, I have two […]

Hello from our newest provider: clinical psychologist Dr. Melissa Rojas!

Hello, my name is Dr. Melissa Rojas and I am very excited to announce that I am a new bilingual provider at Life Skills Resource Group.  I feel joy and honored to have the opportunity to be part of such an amazing group.  After meeting Cindy and Amy only once, I quickly realized the authenticity […]

Depression: Has it crept up on you?

As many of us are living an “austere” lifestyle right now- financially, emotionally, and spiritually; it can be hard to remember when times were good. You may have lost sight of what it was like to not feel worried, afraid, stressed, confused, lonely and/or lost. You may suspect that nobody wants to hear you talk […]

“Rise, and walk with me.”

Once upon a time in the mid-90’s, when I was taking a break from college and waiting tables at a nightclub in that same college town, a friend suggested that I give Community Theatre a try. Somehow I was able to muster the courage to go to an open audition, and I was cast in […]

TRUTH & FEAR

Why do we as human beings lie to ourselves? Fear. We fear the truth and its consequences, so we deny our feelings. This kind of behavior can sometimes have its origins in childhood experiences. If we were not given a healthy feeling of self worth and a sense of belonging; if we didn’t have a […]