“Brie, just ask the question. The worse they can do is say no.” “But, Ma… ‘no’ is pretty bad in and of itself.” “’No’ scares you. That...

Trying to place a stronger focus on employee mental health? Here are some questions you can ask yourself.

For the better part of my life, I have always worked extremely hard and I’ve prided myself on that. I’ve always had a full-time job, took...

I was working full-time in an inpatient psychiatric facility, finishing up a master’s degree, and doing a part-time counseling...

Recently, I’ve been thinking about identity; how rooted I am in who I am. Identity encompasses the memories, experiences, relationships,...

We're talking about how to determine your core values and use them to move toward your goals.

People-pleasing is editing or altering words and behaviors for the sake of another person’s feelings or reactions (Raypole, 2019). How do...

Change is an inevitable part of the work we do, especially in behavioral health. At work, we have to be conscious of how this change will...

Advice to my younger self on developing as a public speaker.

Starting a business isn't something we could capture in just one blog post, so we've extended it to two! Here are the last 5 things we...

We are proud to say that we have had this business for an entire 6 months! To commemorate this moment, we’re writing a blog post as a duo...

Brie and I are very excited to share this news, but we recently got word that our course "Increasing Student Motivation" has been...

If you've spent any amount of time on social media, you've likely experienced a seemingly endless supply of positivity. From hashtags...

“Wow, you’re so well spoken!” “I love your hair. Can I touch it?” “You’re pretty, for a Black girl!” “But where are you really from?”...

Over a decade ago (yeesh!), I was walking along the campus drive with the rest of my freshman floor at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)....

I’m not sure how it happened but we are about to turn the calendars to 2022. We have survived riots in major government buildings, an...

It’s already November and, I don’t know about you, but the holidays snuck up on me! It’s the time of year when my family gets together to...

Here at BR, we’re evangelists of Motivational Interviewing (MI). We offer many topics around MI and weave it into the fabric of so many...

Today, I'm thinking a lot about my dad. My father is a veteran of the Vietnam War and within the past few years has been diagnosed with...

So glad you found us! We have so many exciting plans and announcements for BR Training and Education in the coming months, so we want to...