The Lifeworks Group, Inc.

By: Dwight Bain, LMHC, NCC Worry, everyone does it, from 5-year-olds to those in their 50’s. Even though it’s common everyone also understands worry is not productive. We worry about things we can’t control. Crime in big cities. Global warming. What mean people will say about a Facebook post, or worse how someone might judge an Instagram family photo when your hair just would not cooperate. Worry doesn’t make health better, in fact, it can make it worse. For some it’s a stress headache, others it’s terrible gastrointestinal pain. Stress and worry drain energy and have no benefit to physical or mental health. Is there a better way? I believe there is a single word to solve this dilemma and recapture the lost energy, health problems and sleep loss that comes from chronic worry. The word is Care. Moms tell their kids to be careful at school but that doesn’t stop the bullies from saying mean things. People talk about being careful on the roads traveling, but saying

By: Megan Brewer IMH Have you ever noticed how seemingly small miscommunications can quickly turn into large arguments? One minute you’re discussing a particular topic and the next you’re swimming in the deep waters of emotional hurt and misunderstanding. How does this happen so quickly?  Brian and Alicia were asking themselves the same question after a seemingly innocent conversation about how to spend their evening turned into a painful argument that left them both feeling hurt and misunderstood. It was Saturday evening and Brian and Alicia wanted to get out of the house and go to dinner. They thought they both understood what was meant by “get out of the house and go to dinner,” but that is where the first misunderstanding happened. While each of them only communicated the desire to have dinner out, Brian thought that meant they would leave their options open. Alicia, on the other hand, had a slightly different idea. She had in mind a restaurant where they could sit out