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Have an attitude of gratitude.  Be grateful every day. The struggle ends when gratitude begins. How do we form a life of gratitude? What exactly is gratitude and why do you need it? Synonyms for gratitude include appreciation, thankfulness, acknowledgment, and recognition.  It can be an expression or an emotion.  It is something we can feel and something we can convey.  It doesn’t cost...

EmpowHER Summer Program is coming in 2019 for girls entering 6th-8th grades. We know that as parents you naturally want the best for your daughter: strong friendships, academic and extracurricular success, and for her to feel confident in herself and her abilities.  We also know that self-esteem can start to drop drastically during the middle school years due to stressors such as peer...

When people first step into a world of recovery, there can oftentimes be an overwhelming amount of information, coming from all different directions, some contradictory, and all well-intended. Here are the most common and often misinterpreted beliefs developed in those early stages of recovery.  We are calling them The Top 5 Lies of Recovery: 5. Nothing is better than being in recovery Of...

Self-esteem impacts every area of your life. It can hinder or facilitate healthy relationships, strong careers, passionate marriages, good decisions, vocational pursuits… the list is endless. Self-esteem may be a problem for you if some of the following statements are true: ✔  I don’t believe in myself✔  I would rather be someone else✔  I don’t have much to be proud of✔  There is nothing...