National Suicide Prevention Week

With this week being the National Suicide Prevention Week I thought it would be helpful to post some coping skills for those of you struggling with suicidal thoughts. Suicidal thoughts can occur when our brain starts engaging in negative thinking. These negative thoughts that our brain comes up with are rarely accurate and typically fall into certain categories. These categories …

Is Online School Right For Your Child?

Our kids are getting ready to return to school after the summer break.  Living in Colorado there seems to be a big push for kids to “attend” school online.  There are pros and cons associated with online schools.  I have seen online schools be the most helpful for those kids who are unable to attend school for medical reasons.  Some …

Who Will Kill Next?

Since the recent mass shootings have occurred, our country has been struggling with how to handle these situations and more importantly, how to prevent them.  Legislators have proposed multiple options ranging from stricter gun control, to increased cover of mental health services, to increasing security in places such as schools.  It seems that everyone has their own ideas of how …