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Identity Do not let other peoples opinions about you define you. Often times people will try to define you as what they believe you are. This is not ok. We have to find our own identity within ourselves. When you are struggling with your identity letting others define you is never a good idea. More […]

Part of living with depression is knowing your symptoms. For me, when I’m depressed I isolate myself. I will reach out in my own way but if a hand doesn’t reach back, I’m not going to go out of my way to be around people. Often times it will be as simple as asking someone […]

Counseling is something I talk about a lot!! We are firm believers in counseling for all people in all stages of life. It’s so wonderful to have an opportunity to talk to an outside person about any situation you may be going through. I always said, counseling is like having 1 whole hour to just […]

Part of Athenas training is maintaining her training. Here we are demonstrating one of her main tasks of pulling me out of a depressive state. She loves to work and show off what she can do. She is excellent in her skills and we  are very proud of her and all she has accomplished.

We recently had a very fun day at the park with Athena. Not only were we able to get some fresh air and exercise but Athena was also able to get some training time in. We practiced her leash walking as well as off leash walking. We were able to test her with moving objects […]

Growth and forgiveness This is a very complex topic, but I have a few thoughts I’d like to share. For so many years as many other people do, I’ve had this thought in my head, “what did I do wrong?” I’ve spent so many years wondering why I was different or why people chose to […]

Before your ready to complain about how horrible your life is, maybe you should first take a moment to see what you have to be thankful for.  I often want to get on social media and unload all the things that simply make me angry!! But what good will it do? People feeling sorry for […]

Recently, when I was out with Athena, I overheard somebody ask the question, “Why would somebody bring their dog here?” It got me thinking…so many people don’t really understand what service dogs do and how they can help people. In this video you will hear me talk about why some people don’t think service dogs […]

Something I’ve been wanting to talk about for a while now is friendship. I’ve been waiting for the right moment and I feel like now is just a good a time as any. Growing up I didn’t have a lot of friends. Partially because I grew up in a different state than the one I […]