The school year presents an opportunity for a fresh start. Instead, in many households anxiety, stress and even sadness reign. Here are some suggestions to take the stress out of school as you help your children build up self-esteem.

Even those of us who complained that we didn’t have much of a summer, are now sorry that summer is almost over! Here’s how to ease into the next season:

When something bad and painful happens in our lives, many of us ask, “Why me? What did I do to deserve this?" Human beings are beautifully engineered to adapt. Here are some suggestions to balance out stress.

Holiday stress can trigger depression, generalized anxiety and overindulgence. Overindulgence is the frenzied side of stress – partying, feasting, drinking and substance abuse. The consequences of overindulgence:

The secret to happiness and serenity is balancing our two brains: the emotional and rational. During conflict the two brains are likely to be out of balance. Here are some steps to express your emotions and get what you want without the spiritual cost of confrontation.

It might not be readily admitted, but many people once they live with each other, “the person whom they fell in love with and initially wouldn’t change for the world,” will do everything in their power to change their loved one’s habits.

We are tired of the short days and cold temperatures. Strange, we never look within ourselves where the cold emptiness begins. Here are 10 tips to help you change your perception of winter and bring warmth and light into a chilly life:

Cold weather along with less daylight stresses us out physically and emotionally. Here are some research-based tips on warming your heart during the cold weather.

Most daily stressors gnaw at the root of self-esteem. Filling your thoughts with perceived enemies and old conflicts drains your spirit and saps your creative joy. Here is how to take the first steps towards boosting your self-confidence. The secret to getting ahead is getting started.

In a highly demanding stress-filled world our children are battered by academic, social and enrichment demands. So, how do you boost your children’s self-esteem and insulate them from a one-size-fits-all world?