by Jeff Packer | Jan 12, 2024 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Change, Conflict, Crisis, Depression, Discipline, Family, Friendship, Growth & Development, Health & Fitness, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Stress, Work & Employment
Get up fifteen minutes earlier in the morning. The inevitable morning mishaps will be less stressful. Prepare for the morning the evening before. Set the breakfast table, make lunches, put out the clothes you plan to wear, etc. Don’t rely on your memory. Write...
by Jeff Packer | Jan 8, 2024 | Addictions, Affairs and Adultery, Anxiety, Conflict
What is it about smooth stones, weathered over centuries by the constant tumbling and jostling of the waves and currents, that we seem to find so attractive? As stormy and turbulent waters persistently knock randomly shaped rocks into one another, their sharp edges...
by Jeff Packer | Aug 8, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Stress
Guess what… struggling is normal. For years, the Maid of the Mist fought against the current, carrying thousands of passengers into the mist of Niagara Falls, Ontario. The excitement, nervousness and uncertainty all part of the ride; all part of the motivation...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 17, 2022 | Anxiety, Change, Depression, Growth & Development, Mental Health, Stress
Gettin Rid of “Stinkin Thinkin” Imagine your brain like a massive hard drive, super storage space, maybe a gazillion terabytes (that’s a lot of stuff on our minds). What do you think is on it at birth? How much information is on the brain of a newly...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 3, 2022 | Addictions, Anger Management, Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Self-Care, Stress
“Mental health concerns are dirty little secrets that should not be spoken about. They are problems that no one should know about except the immediate people that are affected. Mental health concerns show weakness and shame towards the family name. “ With thoughts...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 10, 2022 | Anxiety, Self-Care, Stress
Managing life as a teenager, student/employee, parent, and all other roles in our lives is extremely difficult when we have overwhelming feelings of worry, uncertainty, stress, and fear. One person describes his anxiety like this: “I am a person on a totally...
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