Stories

Though my family lives abroad, I’m lucky enough to have grandparents living close by. That means—you guessed it—I am one well-fed lil’ college student. My dad’s parents in particular are in incredible shape, thanks to their vegan lifestyle. But that doesn’t mean they don’t know how to celebrate as heartily as anyone else! Believe me,

We all know that summer is the time for vacations and adventures. Yet, when you have a family to support, getting tickets and hotel rooms to all those exotic new places tends to add up and drain your wallet. Forbes noted that after the recession began several years ago, superfluous spending was cut from the

You can also assign a few small cleaning tasks to keep things looking great between weekly cleanings. Ideally, this would happen right before bedtime. In our home, the ten-minute clean-up happens right before story time as an incentive to get everyone to finish quickly. Right after dinner works better for some families, or mornings might

Ellen came to see me for therapy, feeling depressed and down on herself. She was a beautiful young woman ready to go off to college and wanted to make a new start in her life on the inside as well as the outside. She was determined to find joy. She grew up in a single

I thought I would get this out of the way right now. Physical attraction and sex are important for the male species. It might sound shallow, but it’s true. Women can usually list multiple qualities they want in a man, and romantic aspects will be ranked all over the place in terms of importance. But