By Psychic Danielle Being a Reiki healer, I encounter people with all kinds of issues. The most common one is healing from a heart break! I have worked in Reiki healing for over 12 years and 85% of my clients come to me to heal from a pain that they can’t move on from. Reiki…

By Melissa Renzi “Sometimes I think I need a spare heart to feel all the things I feel.” ~Sanober Khan I felt her agony and loneliness as if it were my own. Even as I write that sentence, my eyes well up and heaviness fills my heart. Then, I’m reminded to apply the advice I give…

By Will Aylward “When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another—and ourselves.” ~Jack Kornfield It was a Monday a few weeks ago, 6:00am, and I was taking a morning walk. The only light in sight was the neon yellow glare of the street lamps. My heart…

By Cam Taylor “Sitting silently beside a friend who is hurting may be the best gift we can give.” ~Unknown There’s a time for words and a time for silence. Thankfully, when I went through one of the darkest periods of my life, I had friends who knew what time it was. When things go well,…

By Eric Ibey “Resilience in love means finding strength from within that you can share with others.” ~Sheryl Sandberg It took me a couple months to start repairing my broken heart after the toughest breakup of my life. I thought we were going to spend our lives together, but the gods of love had other plans….

By Vironika Tugaleva There is no magic cure, no making it all go away forever. There are only small steps upward; an easier day, an unexpected laugh, a mirror that doesn’t matter anymore.” ~Laurie Halse Anderson It began in elementary school. I was a chubby immigrant with a thick accent and hand-me-down clothes. I so badly…

By Aska Kolton “Never lose yourself in a relationship. Love your partner fiercely, but always follow your unique dreams and desires. Be true to yourself.” ~Unknown All my previous relationships drained me. Not only because I was with the wrong men and kept trying to make things work where there was no way, but also because…

By Kayla Albert “Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.” ~C.S. Lewis My eyes leapt open sometime after 2am and, after feeling the empty space next to me, I knew. The cell phone I laid on the pillow beside…

By Chris Schurke “Sometimes walking away is the only option because you finally respect yourself enough to know that you deserve better.” ~Unknown When I was cheated on, I was hit by an ongoing blizzard of conflicting emotions. There were the initial tears that I failed to hide from anyone. There was a cold ruthlessness as…

By Lianna G. Ruben “The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them.” ~Ralph G. Nichols   My partner and I were in our first few months of a long-distance relationship. This was a new stage for us and…

By Keri Olson “Anything you can’t control in life is teaching you how to let go.” ~Unknown I was growing impatient. I wanted an answer about something and it just wasn’t coming, no matter how hard I tried to prod it into happening. I was growing frustrated. And I was growing frustrated with my frustrations about…

By John Franco “We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.”  ~Herman Melville I grew up with a faith that encouraged personal sacrifice for others. Putting myself before others or desiring what they lacked was sinful. So there I was, during my teenage years, trying to be a saint, completely unselfish…

By Betsy Talbot “Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response.” ~Mildred Barthel I used to think he was out to get me. The man of my dreams was continually plotting to undermine my happiness in countless ways, all for some mysterious reason I couldn’t comprehend. “Can you give me a ride to work today?”…

By Richelle Ludwig “Worry about loving yourself instead of loving the idea of other people loving you.” ~Unknown Body image and self-love have been my biggest struggles. They’ve affected every area of my life, including relationships. I developed anorexia in high school after experiencing a number of losses in a short period of time. During my…

By Jill Dahl “Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them.” ~Eckhart Tolle “I don’t believe you,” I jutted out my chin like a petulant toddler. Collapsing back into the tufted leather loveseat, I conceded, “I want to believe you, but I can’t.” My therapist had just explained to me that I am…

By Advisor Jessica Hello my name is Jessica. I have taken a clutter coaching course that helps you with your relationships, work environment, and so much more. I can help you understand what needs to be removed – almost like Feng Shui. Feng Shui is a Chinese form of balancing out energies which could be…

“Stop holding yourself back. If you aren’t happy, make a change.” ~Unknown Growing up in a culture where physical beauty determines how successful you are in finding a job, a suitable husband, and a promising career, and most importantly, bringing honor to your family reputation, I was a disappointment to my family, especially to my mother. She…

By Sue Ellson “People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.” ~Joseph F. Newton The epiphany has finally occurred. Why on earth has it taken so long? I ask myself this as I look back on the last nine years, which I have spent trying to cover up my real issue. Loneliness. After getting…

By Jen Picicci “Stop thinking in terms of limitations and start thinking in terms of possibilities.” ~Terry Josephson When I was in my early twenties I was lucky enough to spend about a year living just a few blocks from the beach in Virginia Beach, Virginia, but you know what I remember most distinctly from that time?…

By Annette Roberts “Change is the end result of all true learning.” ~Leo Buscaglia I cringe writing this. I have eaten so much humble pie that my pants don’t fit. This was a really hard lesson to learn. I had a forgiveness problem. When I was a kid, I learned to say sorry when I messed…