Author: coffeeaddict

  • Ways to Pay for College

    Ways to Pay for College

    The price tag of higher education in the United States is through the roof and climbing. You could pay close to $100,000 per year at some private institutions! Thankfully, with over 3,000 colleges and universities in the United States, there is a lot of variety in the cost of education. You might wonder how to… Read more

  • What College is Right For Me? How to Find The Best School For You

    What College is Right For Me? How to Find The Best School For You

    Graduating high school and moving into the next phase of life can be an exciting yet scary time. If college is your next step, choosing the right school for you is imperative. Where to enroll in college is probably the biggest life decision most 17 or 18-year-olds make in their lives.  Instead of enrolling in… Read more

  • Discord: How to Make it a Safe Space for your teen

    Discord: How to Make it a Safe Space for your teen

    You might have heard of the media platform Discord if you have young gamers at home.  The popular app is accessed through a computer or phone and allows people to communicate with each other while playing games like Fortnite, Roblox, and Among Us.  Discord can also be overlaid directly into these games. Gamers can chat… Read more

  • How to Use Family Sharing on the iPhone

    How to Use Family Sharing on the iPhone

    If you have kids, chances are they are begging for an iPhone or iPad. The first time you create anything Apple-related for your children, there are some tips and tricks you can use to make their iPhone safer and easier for you to manage. This article will show you how to use Family Sharing on… Read more

  • How To Get Over Heartbreak

    How To Get Over Heartbreak

    If you are reading this post, let me first say I’m sorry.  I know it sucks, and it hurts deeply.  The pain of heartbreak can be so awful that we will go to great lengths to avoid it.  We must learn to embrace and accept heartbreak as a part of life.  You see, the biggest… Read more

  • How to Enjoy the Single Life

    How to Enjoy the Single Life

    I am very private (hence the anonymous blog), so I don’t like to write about my dating life.  However, keeping something hidden makes you more likely to misjudge or misunderstand it.  There is a reason truth is associated with light and secrets aligned with darkness.  Speaking your truth can feel like warm sunlight on your… Read more

  • Stop Parenting Scared: How To End Fear Based Parenting

    Stop Parenting Scared: How To End Fear Based Parenting

    As a mother of three young kids, I would say that everything scares me, yet I’m afraid of nothing at the same time.  If I listed the amount of major issues I have handled in the 14 years I have been a mom, I would still be writing.  That list of trials, tribulations, minor crises,… Read more

  • Is Therapy Worth it? How to know if Therapy is Right for you.

    Is Therapy Worth it? How to know if Therapy is Right for you.

    As a counselor with over 20 years of experience helping children and young adults in, I must first state that you do not have to be in crisis to seek professional help. Waiting to the point of your life feeling out of control will make seeing immediate positive results more challenging. However, most people wait… Read more

  • How to Save Money as a Single Mom

    How to Save Money as a Single Mom

    Single-parent households struggling with money is nothing new. But living in denial about your spending and just crossing your fingers, hoping you have the money to pay your monthly bills, is super stressful. Fixing your money trouble requires taking a hard look in the mirror. Most problems can be solved by looking them squarely in… Read more

  • Snapchat Parental Controls: What You Need to Know

    Snapchat Parental Controls: What You Need to Know

    The social life of our teens and tweens very much exists in the digital world.  One of the most popular apps for communicating with friends is SnapChat. The yellow app icon with a white ghost-looking character gets more users every day and is the primary way teens interact. In this article, we will highlight the… Read more