At The Roots LLC is so excited to announce that one of the co-owners, Mike Sommer, has passed his certification exam through the state of Wisconsin and is now a practicing Certified Parent Peer Specialist!

Over the course of so many years, I’ve tried everything from medication to meditation to try and tame this little (sometimes big) monster. What’s worked during some periods hasn’t worked in others and it’s been a journey of self-discovery, resilience, and compassion for myself during the process.

Winter-Pattern Seasonal Affective Disorder (often referred to as SAD) is a type of depression that comes and goes with the season.

Adverse Childhood Experiences or ACEs are potentially traumatic events that happen before the age of 18 such as experiencing or witnessing abuse, violence, or neglect.

Night shifts suck. There’s really no nicer way to put it. I worked a swing shift job in a factory for many years and it was hard.

Screen time, technology, and video games are polarizing topics in the 21st century.

This is purely about how to be a life jacket when someone feels like they’re drowning…

I was going to do a bunch of research about ADHD and how to cope with it. But I decided it was best just to tell my story.

“Major depressive disorder affects approximately 17.3 million American adults, or about 7.1% of the U.S. population age 18 and older, in a given year. (National Institute of Mental Health “Major Depression”, 2017)”

Dopamine. The word alone gives people the warm and fuzzies. But do you know what it is and what role it plays in your mental health?