by Nicole Akers | Relationships
Learn how to survive. More than 118 million cards are exchanged each year, according to Hallmark. That’s great for some who love and want to celebrate mom, but what’s to be done for those who live motherless lives, those whose mom has passed, or those who never...
by Nicole Akers | Relationships
Keep boredom at bay — both for you and your kids. Kids are home, and your family is unexpectedly crowded together for an unknown period of time. It’s like Summer Break came early and forgot to check the calendar to make sure school was out. All of a sudden, kids are...
by Nicole Akers | Relationships
Happiness is contagious, but so is sadness A Harvard Medical Study of 5,000 people over 20 years shows that happy friends make us happier people, even up to three degrees of separation and for a whole year. Having happy friends increases your happiness by 15 percent,...
by Nicole Akers | Relationships
Discover your best secret weapon Silence is golden. Men of great wisdom think it better to be quiet as a strategic move. A person can talk too much, and when he does, he is often so busy talking that he forgets to listen. “Better to remain silent and to be thought a...
by Nicole Akers | Relationships
If you live with thoughts of suicide and depression, everyday life can be a struggle — a real mind over matter battle. You don’t have to be one of the 800,000 people who die by suicide each year. That’s roughly one death every 40 seconds, according to Suicide...
by Nicole Akers | Relationships
Learn the etiquette to stay in touch. There’s a communication divide happening that you may not be aware of and it has Boomers and Millennials at polar opposite positions. Communication is one of the most important life skills. If you want the desired outcome, you...
