by Joel Walton | Nov 4, 2020 | Life Transitions, Resilience
Did you know that American depression rates have more than tripled during the ongoing pandemic? Add in the cultural stressors of the election, racial tension, and economic uncertainty and my office has been full day in and day out with folks experiencing symptoms of...
by Joel Walton | Oct 23, 2020 | Life Transitions, Resilience
Stress! Show me someone who says they’ve never experienced it and I’ll show you someone who is lying…or superhuman…but probably lying. Stress comes from a multitude of sources and 2020 has given us plenty of opportunities for it: job loss, health concerns,...
by Joel Walton | Jun 2, 2020 | General Interest, Resilience
Whew! I don’t think any of us could have predicted the happenings of 2020. I saw a meme on social media that said in 2015, we ALL answered wrong to the question: “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” HA! That could not be more true. Unforeseen events and...
by Joel Walton | Apr 5, 2020 | Life Transitions, Resilience
I just found a mess in my produce drawer. I opened the refrigerator and went to get an orange from the bag I bought last week. And they were rotten. Blue and green fuzz covered the oranges and I had to throw the soft and mushy bag of produce away. Apparently one of...
by Joel Walton | Apr 5, 2020 | General Interest, Relationship, Resilience
“I just want to be happy.” I cannot count the number of times I have heard that statement from someone. Happiness – everyone wants it. But, not everyone knows how or where to find it. On a recent online checklist, happiness sat in the number one spot in a top ten...
by Joel Walton | Feb 26, 2020 | General Interest, Resilience
Do you remember being a kid and waking up with horrendous pain in your legs? You wondered what on earth happened while you slept, but then your mom informed you it was “just growing pains.” Maybe your own children are going through this right now. Having to replace...
by Joel Walton | Feb 26, 2020 | General Interest, Resilience
We’re in a weird time of year where we’re stuck between seasons. Winter temperatures want to linger while spring beckons to push new buds out of the ground. It’s almost as if the seasons are confused – at conflict with one another. But, we are certain (as we’ve seen...
by Joel Walton | Jan 26, 2020 | Family, General Interest, Life Transitions, Resilience
So you got a DNA kit for Christmas and you can’t wait to see the blend of ethnicities and cultures you’ve come from? We’ve all seen the commercials of happy people discovering who they are – and for most people, I’d say it’s fun and exciting to live in a time when we...
by Joel Walton | Jul 25, 2019 | Family, Resilience
Have you heard of the phrase ‘lawnmower’ parenting? It refers to parents who ‘mow’ problems out of the way for their children – clearing an easy path with no obstaces. Another popular phrase right now is ‘teacup’ child. It refers to someone who is so fragile, they...
by Joel Walton | Jun 3, 2019 | Life Transitions, Resilience
I’ve been thinking a lot about limitations recently and how we see them and how they affect our lives. Limits are a strange thing. They’re the parameters of control that defines the borders of almost every aspect that governs our lives. They can be in the form of our...
