Tools & Resources

The photo above is from Alex’s Boyé’s Wikipedia page. I was watching “Hello Sunday” on BYUTV this past weekend when an episode with Alex Boyé came on.  He talked about his youth and being suicidal at age 16. Fast forward several years to a time he was recording his latest album. They left the studio, but […]

There are many benefits of going to regular therapy for mental health.  Everybody’s needs are different, but the benefits have been documented even for people without mental illness. In the blog article What Are The Benefits of Therapy? Cathy Lovering states “Because of the potential benefits of talk therapy, many people find their mental health

How Hobbies Improve Mental Health Research has shown that participation in hobbies improves mood in those with mental illness. In their 2020 study Fancourt, Opher, and de Oliveira found, “…taking up a hobby was associated with a decrease in depressive symptoms.” Therefore, pickup your favorite hobby or start a new one to reduce your stress

Have you ever wanted to publish a book? I currently enjoy publishing low content books on Amazon, such as the journals found on my Tools and Resources page. Book Bolt is the online design studio that I use to research and create my books, then I use Amazon’s KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) utility to upload

Anxiety Rating Scale Anxiety is different for everyone. In the past my wife would always ask me what my level was for my anxiety, so I gave her a rating between 1-10. After a while we realized that her 1-10 was different than mine. It is important to be on the same page when discussing

Journaling 101 I’ve found that journaling is a very personal experience for everyone. I’d like to explain how I journal and hope you can learn something in order to make your experience even better. I start by opening my journal and writing the date and time at the top of my entry. I do this