Ah, Thanksgiving — a time to be grateful, feast on delicious food, and spend quality time with our loved ones. It’s such a relaxing time for many who celebrate the harvest season and the season of “giving thanks”. But, unknowingly, the season of gratitude giving can become a stress-inducing marathon for many. With the stress of cooking, cleaning, and trying to be the perfect host with the almost perfect holiday atmosphere, the time to “give thanks” can become the time calmsage

Parenting is a wonderful thing albeit a journey full of twists, turns, and unexpected bumps along the way. As parents, you want the best for your child, but sometimes, good intentions can inadvertently create more challenges rather than removing them. One such challenge that parents might face is snowplow parenting. Among all parenting styles, snowplow parenting is the one that might sound healthy but can create more problems for your child in the future. As a parent, it’s normal to calmsage

“A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.” – Benjamin Franklin We’ve all heard the phrase, “Age is just a number…” and it is true. Age is merely the number of years you’ve been enjoying the world’s pleasures and the world has had the pleasure of your company and spirit. When you live, it’s not about breathing the air to survive, it’s about enjoying what you are and what you have been offered.   calmsage

Here I am, about to start work, but all I can do is stare at my to-do list. I know I should start on my tasks but somehow, I can’t seem to muster the energy or the motivation to do it. Is it something you’re familiar with as well? I’ll be honest; it’s one of the most common struggles that we all face and experience, more often than we’d like. It happens a lot to me. I know I should calmsage

As mental health awareness increases, so does the knowledge about various therapeutic approaches used to treat different mental health and emotional health conditions. Among these approaches, there comes interpersonal and social rhythm therapy or IPSRT, a therapy technique to help treat mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.  Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy is a unique therapy approach that combines elements of psychotherapy and lifestyle or social management to address the complexities between interpersonal relationships and day-to-day calmsage

“Love is not about how many days, months, or years you have been together. Love is about how much you love each other every single day.” Relationships are beautiful experiences but at the same time, they can be quite complicated. We often find ourselves seeking comfort and reassurance from our partners or loved ones to figure out the ups and downs that come our way. But what is reassurance in a relationship? Or what counts as reassurance in relationships?  When calmsage