by Yulinda Renee | Jan 30, 2017 | Coaching, counseling, mental health, Mindfulness, self-care, therapy, wellness
How can I with power and authority lead others on a path to mental wellness when my own is in shambles? I can not. My lack of self-care and inattention to my own well being while using other peoples struggles to distract me from my own has lead me to see my actions...
by Yulinda Renee | Sep 16, 2016 | Coaching, counseling, mental health, Mindfulness, Uncategorized
I fell hook, line, and sinker for the elusive goal of obtaining balance. I even wrote a poem about it here. But what is balance actually? As I think more about my life and how it is in constant flux I become anxious for the need to get it all lined up just so. I...
by Yulinda Renee | Sep 14, 2016 | Coaching, counseling, mental health, Mindfulness, self-care, therapy, wellness
Being vulnerable does not make you a sucker. Asking for help does not make you weak. Engaging in therapy does not make you a heathen Accepting support does not make you a leech. Crying does not make you soft. Wanting comfort does not make you needy Missing someone...
by Yulinda Renee | Aug 23, 2016 | Coaching, counseling, mental health, parenting, self-care, therapy, wellness
What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger: Dealing with stress in the family as a family. Strong families are beneficial to not only themselves but to the communities in which they reside; they are the building blocks of society. Unfortunately even the strongest family...
by Yulinda Renee | Oct 20, 2015 | Coaching, counseling, Mindfulness, motherhood, parenting, poetry, self-care, therapy
Making memories out of moments. Between the next breath and the last I am bolstered by the laughter of little girls that just seconds ago were gripped by their own angst. With arms outstretched, hands soapy from dishes waiting patiently for the return of my attention,...