by Kim Olver | Aug 12, 2020 | Self-care, Self-Development
Another designation for the month of August asks us, “What Will Be Your Legacy?” I attribute the natural desire to leave a legacy to the basic human need for Significance. Everyone wants to have an impact, to make a difference and to leave something of themselves...
by Kim Olver | Jul 22, 2020 | Mental Health, Relationships
You know the clichés about children being the future; they will be running the world one day. The children of today will be making decisions for us that will affect us in our retirement. They will be deciding if we should go to war, how taxes should be spent, what the...
by Kim Olver | Jul 8, 2020 | Self-Development, Self-growth
In honor of yesterday’s Global Forgiveness Day, I wanted to write about the importance of forgiveness. One of the components of Mental Freedom is the concept of Unconditional Trust. If you know about this concept, you know I started it as the Unconditional Trust...
by Kim Olver | May 6, 2020 | Parenting, Relationships
May is Foster Care Awareness Month. Foster care is a strong interest and personal cause of mine. I spent 17 years working with a specialized foster care agency in Pennsylvania. I loved the work and the kids I met during my tenure, even though there were some practices...
by Kim Olver | Apr 1, 2020 | Abuse, Relationships
The month of April is both the month for sexual assault and child abuse awareness—two serious societal problems that span across many cultures. In 1987, I began working with children in specialized foster care. At that time, not enough was known about child abuse,...
