WARNING: There will be some curse words within this blogpost. If four-letter, less "professional" words offend you deeply, you may want...

Snapping pictures with your smartphone is a pretty easy (and common) thing that we see often within our society. Maybe you've seen...

Last week, I shared with everyone how a regular day filled with to-do-lists and obligations evolved into the magical day that it was...

I woke up this morning and rolled over. "What kind of day will it be?" I wondered. I grabbed my phone and checked it. Scrolled through...

When we open the doors to our subconscious and engage in reflection and processing, hidden, unprocessed emotions can hit us fairly...

How often do you get triggered into an emotion? How often do you have an automatic association hijack your conscious thought process? ...

There's no denying it: the tension of this election is palpable. It's so thick, you can almost feel it as you walk into places. People...

Any one who hikes, walks, or even drives through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park is sure to see plenty of one thing: Rocks. Lots...

The mental health therapy process starts well before you ever consciously think "I might need to talk to someone about this." Maybe you...

Research tells us that meditation changes our brains, our stress levels, and our well-being. This little mental time-out gives a chance...

A little after noon on May 1, 2016, I was trying to get a quick 30-minutes of exercise in by running on a hiking trail at Tribble Mill...

As humans, we—like many animals—have these wonderful safety mechanisms in place to secure our constant survival. Our body systems are on...

Establishing community. Being a part of community. Connecting with community. Doing stuff with community. We say and hear these...

It never ceases to amaze me the insight that is able to be gained from a walk in the woods. Nature, hiking trails, and forests have...

Have you ever had a recurring dream that seemed meaningful and yet has no reasonable explanation? How about a connection to someone that...

What comes to your mind when you hear the word Tarot Cards? Is it a late-night seance? Fortune-telling and carnivals? Horror movies...

Recently, my daughter, my son, and I decided that we wanted to mark off Sugarland Mountain Trail from our list of the GSMNP hiking...

Coronavirus has shaken things up to say the least. It's brought uncertainty, death, troubled finances, grief, chaos, and political...

Broken windows. Holes in walls. Shattered possessions. Harmful words. Hurtful gestures. Hurricanes of emotion. Storm within. Seeing...

This week, I spent some time doing the trails around Rich Mountain (Rich Mountain Loop Trail, Indian Grave Gap Trail, Crooked Arm Trail,...