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5 Reasons Why Owning a Dog Actually Improves Your (and your kid’s!) Health

If those lovable little faces and cuddles on the couch weren’t enough to sell you on owning a dog, it’s time to reconsider a trip to the Humane Society. “Woof woof” never sounded so good because it turns out that our little (or big) wet nosed friends can actually improve our health. Here are 5 […]

What is EMDR?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy approach that was developed in 1989. EMDR is an evidence based practice that was originally used to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. EMDR is not a hypnosis therapy and in fact, it is vital that while using EMDR therapy, the client is able to stay present. […]

The key to a positive relationship, may not be what you think

Here we go, another Valentine’s Day is on the way. Are you ready? Do you have the perfect gift and the romantic dinner planned? Have you hand written that beautifully worded card? Maybe, maybe not? That’s ok. I’m going to let you in on a secret – it’s not the plans, the gift or the […]

Fall In Love With Anyone: 36 Questions + 4 minutes

Can you imagine sitting down with a stranger, asking each other 36 questions, staring into each other’s eyes for 4 minutes, and BAM falling in love? Well, according to researcher Arthur Aron, this happened in his lab 20 years ago when he conducted this study. I came across this information a few weeks ago while […]