Blog — relationship skills

Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Definition, Competencies, and Benefits

Social Emotional Learning helps kids develop essential life skills — like understanding emotions, handling challenges, building healthy relationships, and making thoughtful decisions.

In this SEL quick, guide you’ll learn what SEL is, its history, the 5 CASEL competencies, and research-backed benefits.

Silver Lining Series of Workbooks, Journals, and Planners

Through my work as a counselor, I’ve seen firsthand what helps people build resilience, improve relationships, and create positive change in their lives. I bring that experience into my writing, creating resources that are both self-help (for individuals) and helper-help (for professionals like therapists, teachers, and group leaders).

Whether you're working through anxiety, exploring emotional intelligence, or simply looking for a better way to track your to-dos, these workbooks, journals, and planner provide structured support for real-life challenges.

The Authenticity Continuum: Too Little, Too Much, and Healthy Green Zone

Explore the meaning, benefits, and practical tips for living authenticly. And what too little and too much authenticity look like. 

15 Research-Based Emotional Intelligence Benefits

Sorting out the hype from reality, this article presents the research-based benefits of having a high emotional intelligence, and its link to relationships, success, and wellbeing.

What is Gratituding and How To Do It

Emotion Vocabulary: Why It Matters and How to Build It

Building emotion vocabulary is one of the easiest ways to increase emotional intelligence. Learn why having more words to describe feelings improves self-awareness, communication, and relationships, and discover practical ways to expand your emotion vocabulary using my 101 Emotions List and other resources.