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Happiness At Home: How To Stop Procrastinating

Andrea Ramsay Speers

This is the second of a series of two newsletters that explore the dynamics of procrastination. In my last newsletter, you learned what procrastination is and why people do [...]

Happiness At Home Newsletter: What Makes Us Procrastinate?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

depression, encouragement, mental health, nagging, newsletter, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens

All of us procrastinate on occasion. For some people, it’s a chronic problem; for others, it’s only a problem in certain life areas. Procrastination is always frustrating [...]

Happiness At Home: Managing Difficult Life Transitions

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, depression, happy families, mental health, newsletter, stress

Life is a process of beginnings and endings. In both life and nature, there are times when things move slowly and don’t seem to change very much. Then, suddenly, things change [...]

A Few Of My Favourite Books

Andrea Ramsay Speers

announcements, anxiety, bullying, chores, communication, couples, depression, encouragement, entitlement, friendship, happy families, marriage, mental health, nagging, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens

Looking for something to keep you busy over the next few weeks? Books can be a great way to get information, get inspiration and new ideas, and to keep momentum going between [...]

Staying Mentally Healthy In Times Of Crisis

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, happy families, mental health, parenting, stress, teens, tweens

These certainly are unprecedented times we live in. With the world on high alert and everything we take for granted in our daily lives, put on hold, now more than ever we need [...]

Happiness At Home Newsletter: Take Charge Of Your Life

Andrea Ramsay Speers

mental health, newsletter, Pet Peeves, self esteem, stress

Goals are good for your physical and mental health. Looking to set some new goals for the rest of the year? Here are a few ideas to get you started: Career Learning Clubs [...]

Lowered Expectations

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, chores, communication, encouragement, happy families, mental health, nagging, parenting, self esteem, stress

As parents, we set pretty high standards for ourselves. When we’re expecting our first child, we plan on having a child who listens, who is patient while we’re shopping, who [...]

Happiness At Home: Emotional Survival Guide For Teens

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, depression, health, mental health, newsletter, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens

This month’s newsletter is written for teens. If you are a teen, this is for you. If you know a teenager, please pass it along. This month, we will explore the hardest things [...]

How Do We Define “Mental Health”?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, depression, health, mental health, self esteem, stress

How do we know if we are mentally healthy? What exactly is “mental health”? These are questions that maybe we should ask ourselves. It seems hard to expect to achieve a [...]

Helping Your Child Cope With Divorce

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, depression, mental health, parenting, stress, teens, tweens

Divorce is not easy on anyone. When children are involved, the situation can be particularly challenging, but it doesn’t have to be traumatic. Your child’s age will [...]