Hi, my name is Breanna and I am the daughter of two therapists. I feel like it’s a disclaimer I should introduce myself with. “Forgive me while I analyze your continual need for affirmation, but did you have an absent father?” I joke that growing up in our house was similar to a never-ending group therapy session. Dinner table discussions could be intimidating for the “non-overcommunicating therapist” visitors. For me counseling was just a part of life. Everyone I knew went

So, a couple weeks ago, this chubby little critter known as Punxsutawney Phil popped out of his cozy little hole and saw his shadow. As we all know, Groundhog Day comes around once per year and, apparently, we depend on Phil, its furry mascot, to tell us whether we will have 6 more weeks of winter or not. Well, as we all know here in Southeast Texas, we haven’t had winter in some weeks, so Mr. Phil is already 0 for 1. But I digress. Going back to this whole shadow thing: if

I’ve never been a fan of the term “reinventing myself”. Sure - I get the meaning – but it sounds so contrived and spontaneous, sort of like waking up one morning and deciding “Hey, I think I’ll be a surgeon today” or going into the witness protection program. What I do believe in, however, is that life sometimes reinvents us. A common thread that runs through everything we do for years one day presents itself as a well-worn garment. Once recognized, pursuing it is authent

I wrote a post a few weeks ago about time management that I was pretty proud of. I got some awesome feedback and encouraging words from people that I hold in really high regard. But one note stuck out among the rest that has stayed with me and really made me think about the advice I shared. The comment was something like “that sounds nice, but that just isn’t where I am right now. There is no way with children/life that I could possibly do that.” Ouch. While I definitely

In the winter of 2002, my husband and I had a tiny little daughter and a too-small apartment. We decided that it was about time to start thinking about investing in a house. We talked with family and friends about what areas of town were best, what builders were good to work with, etc. We decided that we would plant our roots in Sugar Land and found a beautiful neighborhood waaaaay out of Houston called Greatwood. We took the opportunity to build in our neighborhood and we