September is Suicide Awareness Month

The statistics are staggering, which is why suicide prevention & awareness are so important. Every year 800,000 people die by suicide. That’s one every 40 seconds. Such a high death toll, it is hard to fathom. Suicide risks increased 30% between 2000-2018 (though it did actually decrease in 2019 and 2020).  The thing is, it … Continue reading September is Suicide Awareness Month

July 30 is International Day of Friendship!

To celebrate, I want to talk a little bit about friendship, connection, compassion, and openness. This will wrap up the series from this month that started with Mindfulness 101! Friend Levels I have been talking for years about ‘Friend Levels’ - I got the concept years ago from an article about how many connections you … Continue reading July 30 is International Day of Friendship!