Sometimes we are merely existing, and it feels like the world is caving in. Life can feel insanely frustrating and overwhelming all at the same time. When we feel like the world is closing in, our fight/flight/freeze/fawn/flop mechanisms kick into high gear. We all deal with fear and frustration differently. Most of the time we either fight or we experience flight, but the ones talked about the least is freeze, fawn, flop. Fight: facing the challenge head on rather aggressive

We have all had times where we have felt stuck and we don't know what is coming next. When we have felt helpless and hopeless. Those are the times where generally one of two things will happen: we rise to the challenge or we are consumed by the despair of our circumstance. More often than not when we rise to the challenge we see our own strength and our confidence builds. It is not always easy to face the challenges in our lives. Sometimes we need to give ourselves permission

Over the past few weeks many are grieving for different reasons. Grief is something that we all experience at some point in our lives. Grief is defined as: intense emotional suffering and mental anguish caused by loss, most commonly the death of a loved one, but also other significant losses like a divorce, job loss, or serious illness. Grief is a personal, complex, and often unpredictable process involving feelings of sadness, anger, loneliness, and confusion, and can also

We all come from different backgrounds and experiences, so we look at how our loved ones communicate through those lens. Our perception dictates how we hear what our loved ones are saying. Remember that your perception of what is said does not mean that that was your loved ones intent.