Monique Prohaska-Slattery: Creative Counseling and Wellness

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The Osbick Bird: Edward Gorey’s Tender and Surprising Vintage Illustrated Allegory About the Meaning of True Love A subversive Victorian-tinted infusion of romantic realism.

Trying Not to Try: How to Cultivate the Paradoxical Art of Spontaneity Through the Chinese Concept of Wu-Wei “Our modern conception of human excellence is too often impoverished, cold, and bloodless. Success does not always come from thinking more rigorously or striving harder.”

You Don't Have to Be the Perfect Parent to Be a Cycle-Breaker "Your kids don't need a perfect parent or an anti-conflict parent."

What Children Gain When You Open Up: The Power of Story For the rest of the day, I think of how much I'm really teaching my kids when I simply use my voice.

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9 Tips for Coping with Family Visits and Holidays

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The Agony of Anxious Attachment and How to Attract Better Relationships - Tiny Buddha If you in a toxic cycle of anxiously clinging to people with avoidant attachment styles, this might help you break your pattern.

Welcome to Part 1 of my conversation with Bono, recorded live at the historic Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas. I have been a fan since the very beginning, and this event, presented by Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL)’s Bonus Tracks, was sheer magic.

Eighteen-year-old me—the girl with the asymmetric haircut, combat boots, and a Walkman that played U2’s “War” album from daylight to dusk every single day for a year—is wondering, How in the hell did I pull this off?

The answer is, I don’t know. What I do know is that we were mentally in sync, spiritually locked in, and we talked about everything from rock and roll and activism to faith and the power of paradox.

Bono’s new memoir, “Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story,” is the ultimate love story—to his wife, Ali; to his family and friends; to the band; and to all of us who’ve found both peace and provocation in the music.

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She lost four fingers in a car crash. It hasn’t stopped her from creating beautiful sidewalk art. Rebecca LaFlure said she began sidewalk chalking during the pandemic as a way to get out of the house with her then-toddler daughter.

She lost four fingers in a car crash. It hasn’t stopped her from creating beautiful sidewalk art. Rebecca LaFlure said she began sidewalk chalking during the pandemic as a way to get out of the house with her then-toddler daughter.

College Readiness: How to Know if Your Teen is Prepared Experts agree that the signs pointing to a lack of college readiness are almost always evident in high school.

5 Ways to Use Movement (Not Exercise) to Support Your Mental Health - Tiny Buddha De-stress, remove tension, regulate emotions, and improve your mental health all just by moving your body. No exercise required!

How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed You're not at your best when you're stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia to release cortisol in stressful situations, inhibiting rational, logical thinking but potentially helping you survive, say, being attacked by a lion. Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin thinks there's a way to av...

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In times of crisis, nature can be healing, a respite. To support our community, admission and parking to the Garden will be free for all from 3 to 8 p.m., starting Wednesday, July 6, through Sunday, July 10.

A Neurologist’s Tips to Protect Your Memory A new book by a renowned brain expert says there are a few simple things we can do to prevent memory decline as we age.

How to Release Emotions Stuck in Your Body and Let Go of the Pain - Tiny Buddha Unprocessed emotions get stored in our organs, muscles, and tissues. They lead to inflammation, chronic health problems, and emotional imbalance.

A Shelter Cat Gives A Person The Biggest Hug…And Doesn’t Want To Let Go - World Animal Friends Read more about A Shelter Cat Gives A Person The Biggest Hug…And Doesn’t Want To Let Go