The Alive Blog
Browse practical tools and thoughtful perspectives from our team for real-life mental health.
Creative Ways Families Show (and Receive) Love
Discover creative, practical ways families express love through the five love languages. Learn how to strengthen family connection with small, meaningful rituals that build lasting bonds.
Growing Together: Simple Rituals for Connection in Busy Lives
Discover simple daily rituals that help couples stay connected even when life gets hectic. Practical tips for building meaningful connection in your relationship.
Family Vision Boards: Creative Ways to Plan Together
Strengthen connection with creative family vision boards. Guidance for playful, inclusive family planning and mental wellness at every age.
3 Ways Family Therapy is Often Misunderstood
People new to therapy often don’t know what to expect. They only know what they have heard about it. But there are many misconceptions surrounding family therapy, and I am going to debunk 3 of the biggest ones now.
How Anger Affects the Family
As young people, we learn to interact with others based on how our family members interact with each other. Once these communication patterns become established in our young minds, it’s hard to change them as adults. This means that any relational patterns that include angry outbursts or aggressive behaviors are apt to appear in our relationships later in life.