Welcome To Summer!

Whether we’re concerned about questions we have regarding our health, decisions of the heart and other important life issues, it seems we always are asking for signs. Truly, they are all around — and we can tune into them, ride the wave, and catch the momentum of what is happening…

Valentine’s Brownie With a Boost!

This Valentine’s (or anytime you need a chocolate fix) enjoy this brownie inspired by the never disappointing molten chocolate cake, upgraded by incorporating the healing benefits of functional mushrooms.  Functional mushrooms are so very good for you for a myriad of reasons: they can help with cognition, gut health, feeling at peace,…

How Play Is Beneficial In Helping Children Process Stress & Trauma

Play for many can be defined as a period in which imaginative, relaxing, and self-directed activities occur. Play allows us to step in to a space where we are allowed to dance between the spaces of real life and alternate realities. This access to play and being able to dance…

All Hallows’ Eve

As spring is associated with birth and new beginnings, fall is the season associated with death and endings. But before you start thinking of this is a negative thing, remember that there can be no new beginnings without endings. Whether we have to experience a little “death” (moving away from…

Happy Autumnal Equinox!

Welcome to Fall, folks. Even in Houston we’re feeling it. Cooler temps, rain, maybe you’re even noticing a change in mood from feeling super care-free to feeling a bit more serious or melancholy. Even if your mood hasn’t changed, we’re guessing your schedule probably has tightened up a bit, right?…

Parents Guide To A Better Relationship With Your Child This New School Year

Summer vacation is winding down, and by now we’ve all just adjusted into the summer schedule, but the stress of an upcoming school year (if it’s actually happening) is on the horizon. Sprinkle in the normal stress of parenting PLUS work, and everything in between and it gets so overwhelming. Parents…

How Parents Can Keep Kids and Themselves Busy and Learning

This is a strange, confusing, and new time for parents and kids alike. Moms and Dads, we know it’s overwhelming to not only have to work from home, but to simultaneously take on roles as teachers, entertainers, babysitters, cooks, and coaches ALL AT ONCE. With many great tools circling social media,…