Mindfulness is a word that we hear a lot these days. There are apps, websites and books devoted to cultivating mindfulness … but what does that mean? Is it really that complicated? And why would we want to practice it? According to mindful.org, “Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. Mindfulness is a quality that every human being already possesses; it’s not something you have to conjure up, you just have to learn how to access it.”
The Impact of Substance Abuse on Military Families
I’ll never forget the morning we woke up at 5 a.m. to our two-year-old son in my husband’s closet, holding a canister of nicotine pouches in his hands and crying that he …
