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Summer Camp: Expanding Minds, Forging Relationships

Summer Camp: Expanding Minds, Forging Relationships

When the weather is warm and school is out, there should be one thing on kids' minds: summer camp! And at YMCA Camp Pendalouan in Montague, children will stretch their imaginations in the great outdoors and get a chance to grow as people, too.  Founded in the...

Is There Life After Divorce?

Is There Life After Divorce?

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” —Albert Einstein When you’re dressed in a waterfall of white, pledging “til death do us part” in front of your friends and family, you couldn’t imagine that life could be any better than it...

Spice up the Bedroom

Spice up the Bedroom

“It’s so hard finding time for each other.” “I just don’t seem to want to anymore.” “I’ve never tried anything like this before. Where do I start?” As a sexual health educator and consultant for Pure...

Marriage Ending? Start Reviewing

Marriage Ending? Start Reviewing

In the movies, the end of a relationship for a woman is usually commemorated with tears and ice cream amongst friends, while poignant, heartbreaking music plays on repeat in the background. Later (depending on how long the movie is), those same women are generally...

Is Your Employee Appreciation Backfiring?

Is Your Employee Appreciation Backfiring?

People who work in an environment where doing their best is recognized have a better chance of feeling good about their work and a better chance of becoming successful producers who enjoy pleasing customers. Genuine praise goes a long way in helping workers stay...

A Mom’s Intuition: When to Take Your Child to the ER

A Mom’s Intuition: When to Take Your Child to the ER

A good friend called me last night and said her son had hit his head and vomited an hour later. She was concerned about a concussion, and was questioning whether or not to go to the ER. Of course, as emergency luck would have it, it was night time and Urgent Care was...

How To Argue Without Damaging Your Relationship

How To Argue Without Damaging Your Relationship

Do feel like you butt heads with your partner more than you connect? Well, here’s some advice from family therapists and a mediator on how to argue without hurting your relationship. Don’t worry about being “fair.” Family therapist Dr. Jacob Spilman says that may seem...

What’s Your Thing? Bring Back You-Time

What’s Your Thing? Bring Back You-Time

Now that all three of my children are in full-time school, I decided to go back to work part time. My shopping habits could use a little extra dough, and I'm the type of person who if I don't keep super busy, I will fall into a lazy abyss.   But I quickly found...

Gratitude and Appreciation: 10 Easy Employee Recognition Strategies

Gratitude and Appreciation: 10 Easy Employee Recognition Strategies

Winston Churchill said it best: “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” This brings to mind employee recognition, though the topic is certainly relevant to anyone you encounter. Here are 10 easy, no- or low-cost ways to recognize others and...