by mcl | Feb 1, 2018 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Lisa Sorey, MS Hope for Depression A friend of mine lost her job a few months ago. Charlotte tells me that she feels like she can’t think clearly these days and that she feels her brain is in a fog. When we talked recently she told me that she was too...
by mcl | Jan 4, 2018 | Columns, Modern Motherhood, Relationships
By Libbo Crosswhite Connection I have written the opening sentence for this month’s column four different times. I rolled my eyes at the red line under the word “column,” because you would think at age 29 I would be able to spell it without hesitation....
by mcl | Jan 4, 2018 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Mike Traylor M.S., LMFT Contentment—A Lost Art What comes to your mind when you think of the word contentment? In the past when I thought of contentment my mind would move toward actions of someone being passive, complacent, appearing to have...
by mcl | Dec 4, 2017 | Columns, Modern Motherhood, Relationships
By Libbo Crosswhite Peace on Earth This particular stage of motherhood with a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old has brought on a new title for me: Peacekeeper. I spend the majority of my time lately refereeing our two kids. If I had a dime for every time I heard,...
by mcl | Dec 3, 2017 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Jennifer Heggie Surviving Christmas Holidays can be a stressful time for many. Whether it is of the recent death of a loved one, spending Christmas alone, dealing with family chaos, shopping, cooking, attending or hosting Christmas parties, decorating...
by mcl | Nov 1, 2017 | Columns, Modern Motherhood, Relationships
By Libbo Crosswhite Never Good Enough Totally transparency: I sometimes find it hard to write this column. Not because I don’t have plenty of stories and lessons I have learned as a mother, but because I find myself thinking, “Is this not the same...