David Beasley, LMHC

12/11/2025

Rules for Being a Good Man

1. Tell the truth, even when it’s hard.
2. Own your mistakes. Fix what you break.
3. Treat everyone with respect-especially when you don’t have to.
4. Control your temper; control your tongue.
5. Protect others, never bully them.
6. Keep your word. Show up when you say you will.
7. Work hard, even when no one is watching.
8. Take care of your body and your mind.
9. Choose your friends wisely.
10. Don’t brag. Let your actions speak.
11. Learn skills. Fix things. Be useful.
12. Be gentle with people you love.
13. Stand up for what’s right, even if you stand alone.
14. Don’t chase approval. Chase purpose.
15. Keep growing. Stay humble.

04/02/2025

There is nothing more important than our children.

03/28/2025

We cannot heal what we don't acknowledge.

03/27/2025

The spiritual life is much more about subtraction than addition. It's about letting go.

01/25/2025

A book every parent should read.

After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and su***de rose sharply, more than doubling on many measures. Why? In , social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about th...

06/07/2024

Want your kid to retire a millionaire?

Here's an idea: when they get a part-time job at age 15 open a Roth IRA for them.

For $100 per month. If they continue that until age 65 and it's invested in a mutual fund that tracks the stock market (last 50 years averaged 11%).

At age 65 they will have:

$2,120,040.49

That's $100 per month to get $2 million!

02/02/2024

The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives. -Esther Perel

12/25/2023

How can we becomes less judgmental? Let's build a culture in which judginess diminished, and perspective-taking and understanding grew.

10/23/2023

Comparison is the death of joy.

-Mark Twain

10/21/2023

Humans need a purpose and a challenge. Without it, life is dismal.

10/04/2023

What we think about ourselves is far more important than what others think.

10/04/2023

Looking beyond the mirror we find a world that needs our gifts, talents, and compassion.