Spice Things Up in Your Relationship 10 Intimacy Building Activities
It’s the first of the month and as you’re sifting through your bills and planning out the goings-on for the next month, you find yourself reflecting back on last month. Well, that was kind of hamster wheel. Life feels like an assembly line of tasks, obligations, and...
Domestic Violence Awareness & Advocacy In California
At Love Heal Grow, most of our clients are survivors of abuse. Sadly, this isn’t surprising as 1 in 4 women have experienced violence by a partner, 7 million children live in families in which severe partner violence has occurred, and 500 women are sexually assaulted...
Body Acceptance: How Body Positivity Creates Pressure & Stress
Body positivity. A few years ago, this idea was all over social media: special hashtags on Instagram, related topics trending on Twitter- and I remember thinking, “finally, loving yourself is trendy!” For those of us who have struggled with...
11 Tips for Marriage after 11 Years Married
My recently engaged little sister is in the midst of planning her wedding. After celebrating 11 years of marriage to my husband over the weekend, I thought about what advice I might offer her as she prepares to marry a wonderful person. So here they are, 11...
The Mental Load: The Compounding Weight of Pandemic Stress & the Various Roles We Play
March, 2020: I get a call from my children’s school. They’re closing the school. They’re closing the after-school program. Two weeks and they’ll re-evaluate after that. Two Weeks. Two Weeks! My mind goes in overdrive. But I have to work…but my spouse has to...
