By: Stephen C. Bosco, M.A. Rejection is something I have experienced, more than I would prefer. Being rejected can come in all different flavors. You can experience rejection in all mediums. Rejection is universal and does not discriminate. Given there
By: Aliza Panjwani, M.A. I’ll be happy just as soon as I… am finished with this deadline, semester, project, meeting, relationship. We often talk about happiness like it is some sort of elusive, utopic destination that we will magically arrive at
By Kimberly Alexander, M.S. My “To Do” list has been looking pretty lengthy these days. Even as the academic year winds down and as certain responsibilities drop off, others are waiting to get bumped up to the highly coveted “High
By: Monica Shah, M.Ed. You know those times when life feels like a giant s#!t storm, and it’s just too much at once? I know – it sucks. I’ve found myself caught in those storms many times over the years,
By: Ashley Oliver, M.S. “All work and very little play” has been the recent theme of my life. I have been juggling the two sides of myself: the nurturer (the gentle side that doesn’t want to let my friends and family
By: Aliza Panjwani, M.A. People say that the ballet is among the most challenging styles of dance to learn. Indeed, it is an intricate, highly sophisticated art form requiring years of disciplined training. But you don’t have to be a
By: Kimberly Alexander, M.S. The saying goes, “You can’t live with them, but you can’t live without them.” These are words that couldn’t be any truer for me and my relationship with some of my friends. I don’t have a
By: Monica Shah, M.Ed. We’ve all felt hurt by someone before. Whether it be a friend, a lover, a family member, or merely an acquaintance. When this happens, we have two choices – we can either ruminate on the bad
by Joseph Castrogiovanni, M.S., MHC-LP If overthinking were an Olympic sport, I would be competing for gold. In a single week I could spend countless hours thinking of various situations from my past, present, and/or future. With so many things
By: Ashley Oliver, M.S. Losing someone close to you for the first time is overwhelming. As a child, I experienced loss from a distance. It was always a distant relative or someone I knew because of their relationship to my