Red Stick Mom

Best Family Exercise Whahoo!! It’s practically swimsuit season so it’s time to be in reasonable shape before you make it to the pool. But it’s unlikely you’ll be able to get exercise alone so let’s get in shape with the entire family. Exercising with your children can build lifelong healthy habits. It’s fun and it’s a great bonding experience. Yoga: This one is fun for everyone. just grab some towels or mats and head to the room with the most open space. You could even go outside if it’s pleasant. Model the moves and have everyone copy. I wouldn’t do anything extremely difficult.   Walking & Talking: This one is great for cardio and bonding time. As you walk, you’ll get...

A Mother’s Day Gift Guide When it comes to picking out a gift, it can sometimes be hard to find the right present. So I have put together this guide to help make things a little easier. This guide will help you pick out the perfect present for those special moms on Mother’s Day. We sometimes worry when picking a present for that special mom in your life, whether it’s your mom, grandmother, aunt or even your mom friend if they will like it or not. When it comes to choosing the right gift, I always try to think of something unique. Now you may think "what is truly a unique gift?" Unique can be something as simple as putting together a gift...

The Pink and Gold Sparkly Road : How Joining a Local Dance Krewe Enhanced my Life Three years ago, I was recovering from a devastating divorce, and learning how to navigate this new life of being a single mom, after a decade spent being a traditional wife. I had little self-confidence or direction after devoting myself to a husband and raising children and losing myself along the way. It was time to get back to work and find myself again. This took a lot of hard work and luckily meeting new friends who would challenge me. After getting myself back into the workforce, seeking out new opportunities to partake in, including a beach co-ed volleyball team for a couple of years,...

The Key To A Better Me :: Letting The Words Flow It’s no secret that I like to write. Even without the fancy degree I consider myself a seasoned writer. One of my fondest memories was writing Harry Potter fan fiction in the living room on our family computer, an old Windows 95 model circa the year 2000. I’ve kept a journal on and off for years. Going through periods of life where I wrote everyday, as well as periods where my journal entries are months apart. Journaling soothes my soul and lets me take my frustrations out. It lets me capture memories I don’t want to forget and words spoken that won’t leave my memory no matter how hard I...

What Your Therapist Really Thinks About You Have you ever wondered what your therapist is thinking while you're sitting there spilling out all of your anxieties and the thoughts that zip around your head that you'd never tell anyone else? Have you ever paused and worried, what did she just write down? Or think, "she probably thinks I'm nuts." Or "I can't believe I'm ugly crying, she must think..." Or any of the other things that we think about before, during and after therapy. Well I'm here to spill the beans on what your therapist may be thinking. I am a therapist, I have a therapist and I'm friends with a lot of therapists. I asked a bunch of therapists what they...