How can close interpersonal family relationships motivate others toward positive, healthy lifestyle changes? Many of us have witnessed family members make poor decisions, sometimes to the point of spiraling out of control. According to the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 72% of U.S. adults report having one or more unhealthy behaviors (Baily, 2019)! It […]
Category: mental health
A great discussion last weekend on Emotional Resilience on Facebook, here are my follow up thoughts and summation: November 28th, a friend of mine’s 21 year old son committed suicide by hanging himself. Were the signs there? Should someone have known? Did he reach out? Did he let anyone know how badly he was hurting? […]
