by Ali Barnum | Apr 21, 2018 | Anxiety, Awareness, Counseling, Parents, Teens
Parents – have you heard of juuling? If you haven’t, here is some of what you need to know: What is Teen Juuling? Juuling is the fad among teens. It’s a form of vaping that is illegal for those under 18 (and 21, in some states.) And it is extremely...
by Ali Barnum | Apr 10, 2018 | Baking, Cooking, Counseling, Happiness, Intention, Saint Charles IL, Support
Hello Beautiful People! Today, I want to talk about two things I call guilty pleasures. Honestly, I have several (like Reese’s eggs which are on sale right now because Easter is over.) But my focus today will be #MEALPLANNING and #FOODPREPPING. I call each of...
by Ali Barnum | Apr 5, 2018 | Coping, Counseling, Depression, Happiness, Sex, Skills, Support, Therapy
Hello lovely people! I read an article today that gynecologist, Jen Gunther, wrote. Click here to read it for yourself. I’m always interested in what people think about the idea that sexless relationships happen because the man experiences low libido. Gunther...
by Ali Barnum | Mar 19, 2018 | Coping, Counseling, Depression, Happiness, Intention, New Beginnings, Skills, Support, Therapy
Are you feeling it – that Monday vibe that comes around at the beginning of each week? I was talking with my trainer at the gym this morning, and he was saying how he found himself feeling a bit groggy and still in the process of waking up. He also noted that...
by Ali Barnum | Feb 16, 2018 | Anxiety, Calm, Coping, Counseling, Depression, Support, Therapy
The number of school shootings we have had this year is sickening. And its only FEBRUARY folks! Our country has again been left shaken and bruised (and for some, cut incredibly deeply) after the horrific Valentine’s Day massacre that occurred in Florida on Wednesday....
by Ali Barnum | Feb 9, 2018 | Coping, Counseling, New Beginnings, Skills, Support, Therapy
Have you ever been so sure that something happened, only to turn around and have someone close to you deny it, insist that you are wrong, and spin a web of lies so intricately that you start to wonder if you are losing your mind? If so, you’ve been gas-lighted....
