Nurturing Mental Health with Personalized Care

Mental health.  By definition, it’s the well-being of one’s mind.  But for me, the first things that come to mind when I think about the term ‘mental health’ are ‘mental health days’ sponsored by schools and businesses. When I worked in schools, I remember coming up with mental health positivity and self-care activities in neat […]

Redefining Self-Esteem: From Self-Doubt to Self-Acceptance

Self-esteem is a very weighty and divisive term that I’ve changed my mind over the years. To me, it’s one of those things that I want to ‘put up on a shelf’, so to speak, so that people on social media don’t misuse it. By definition, self-esteem is how one considers themselves, but I think […]

Therapeutic Tabletop Role-Playing Games

You hold a brightly-burning torch up overhead, hoping it casts some light ahead of you. The dark cavern you find yourself traversing through is dripping with moisture and clicking with noise. Your sword weighs heavily in your other hand as you continue to move forward. You wend and weave your way through the catacombs until […]