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Men's Mental Health Support Group at The Lewis, St. Charles
This month's meeting will be led by therapist Jeremy Tovmassian, LMFT, of Evergreen Counseling in Wheaton.


Word of the Week: Risk
Risk isn’t recklessness. It’s choosing growth over comfort. This week, explore how brave steps build confidence and alignment.


6 Tips for Navigating Gender Identity in Relationships
Relationships grow when honesty leads the way. Guest columnist Robyn Ashbaugh, LMFT, shares how to navigate gender identity with compassion, curiosity, and love.


Introducing the MDW Mental Health Advisory Board: Six Experts. One Mission. All for You.
This diverse, accomplished group of licensed mental health professionals is here to guide our mission with expertise, compassion, and courage. They’re not just advisors—they’re volunteers, offering their time, skills, and stories because they believe in the power of community care.


Word of the Week: Shimmy
We’re not overthinking this week. We’re not fixing anything. We’re not proving anything. We’re just shimmying our way through the moment—with courage, softness, and a healthy dose of sass.


The Silent Burden of the Great Wealth Transfer: Stuff, Stress, and Sentimental Landmines
The Great Stuff Transfer is about so much more than objects. It brings up family dynamics, generational values, long-held guilt, and sometimes grief that’s been quietly sitting in storage, too. These moments, going through boxes, saying no to heirlooms, setting boundaries, can stir up emotions you didn’t expect.


Word of the Week: Kindle
This week, we invite you to gently coax life back into something that matters to you.


Word of the Week: Tease
Tease is often a misunderstood word. This week, we seek to tease out clarity, things we've outgrown, and discover what's going on beneath the surface.


When the World Feels Unsafe: A Note for Parents Who Are Struggling Right Now
In the midst of overwhelming headlines and parenting in an unstable world, therapist Carrie Summers offers five compassionate, practical tools to help parents stay grounded without abandoning their own nervous systems.


Word of the Week: Calculated
This week, move slowly, think clearly, and make choices that align with who you are — not who you’re trying to appease.


Word of the Week — Voice (When Quiet Compliance Stops Feeling Like Peace)
This week’s word is Voice — not in the polished, presentable, performative sense. But the raw, rooted, this-is-my-truth-even-if-it-makes-you-uncomfortable kind of voice.


Real Life, Real Impact: 12 Acts of Everyday Resistance
Real change doesn’t only happen in big crowds and breaking news. Download our free guide — Resistance in Real Life: Everyday Actions That Create Change — and get grounded in your own way of making a difference.


Word of the Week: Empathy
Some weeks, the word picks itself. Empathy. It’s the thing we crave when we’re hurting. The thing that softens division. The thing that...


Meet the Experts of Rebuilding Your Life After Divorce
Whether you’re newly divorced or still navigating the process, we have a team of professionals who will offer insights that will help you reclaim your footing and begin to rebuild your life.


Word of the Week: Scrappy
Being scrappy is a fabulous talent. It’s about courage, resourcefulness, and heart. So next time you hesitate because it’s not perfect or you don’t have all the answers, lean into your scrappy side.


Life After Divorce Isn’t the End—It’s the Beginning
Join this powerful, community-centered evening created for people at any stage of the divorce process: contemplating it, in the thick of it, or on the other side wondering, “Now what?”


Word of the Week: Respite
Many of us are conditioned to believe that rest must be earned. The truth is, there’s no gold star for pushing yourself to exhaustion. You don’t need to hit a breaking point to justify a break.


Your Mind Deserves a Break: Try Our Coping Skills Menu
Stress, anxiety, conflict, burnout—it can leave you overwhelmed and unsure what to do next. That’s why we created something to help.


A Gentle Guide to Loosening the Grip of Unrealistic Expectations
We're calling BS on everyone telling us we're not doing enough. Because we're tired and don't have time for burnout.


Word of the Week: Parry
Word of the Week: Parry - to skillfully redirect. It’s the art of choosing what deserves your energy, and what simply doesn’t.
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