Hope and Hurricanes: Emotional Survival Tips

After a hurricane, picking up the emotional pieces can be just as tough as surviving the storm itself. Last year's Gulf Coast hurricanes are a ruthless reminder of nature's power. Every year, the names change, but the devastation doesn't. Although hurricanes come and go, the destruction they often leave behind can haunt lives and regions … Continue reading Hope and Hurricanes: Emotional Survival Tips

Peer Relationships

Peer relationships are vital to the mental and social well-being of every individual. Building friendships is a part of every individual's life and is helpful in the enrichment of one's living. Close friends are a refuge from the negatives in life. They lend a helping hand in times of trouble, a shoulder to lean on and bring smiles to brighten up life. Being a social animal, a human being seeks friends at all point of time in life. The human instinct of living in groups for mental and social security manifests itself in his tendency to make friends. Building, improving and maintaining healthy relationships with peers, results in the healthy development of an individual.

Life After Divorce: 3 Survival Skills

1. Seek Out a Support Network Time heals.  No single strategy will ease the pain and loss that comes with divorce.  The best way to deal with the effects of divorce is to depend on a support network.  Reach out to friends.  Do not be afraid to join a support group for divorced individuals.  Support is not just for women, men need to find support too.