Ask Dr. Allen: Helping kids figure it out
What forms our kids’ personalities, their outlook on life, their view on relationships, people, society, our country? Do you ever wonder who they are developing into? What experiences are sticking with them in terms of forming the adults they will become? Experiences have significance, both good and bad experiences. For difficult encounters, try as we […]
Learned Lumber in Hermosa Beach: 100 years of gratitude
Learned Lumber builds on a foundation of relationships stretching back 100 years by Kevin Cody Michael Learned began mulling over selling the family lumber yard he had run for four decades to his employees in the early 2000s. He and his brother Rick and sister Lynn were third generation owners. Learned Lumber was founded 100 […]
Dear Dr. Allen: Someone to listen to
Who is a person in your life that you can talk to? Is there someone who is understanding, kind, safe and trustworthy? There is a deep desire in us to seek a trusting connection with someone. Adults and teens have always had a challenge finding safe communication. We seek to avoid gossip, rumors, and bullying, […]
Ask Dr. Allen – People who need people…
by Dr. Greg Allen As the song says, people who need people are the luckiest people in the world. Sometimes we ask, do we need other people in our lives? Or is it easier to go it alone? Haven’t we been disappointed and let down so many times by people we trusted? “‘Being comfortable in […]
Surfing in the South Bay with Matt Pagan
Matt Pagan and I have chased swells across the South Bay region of Los Angeles for the past 6+ years. He’s an incredible surfer with one of those smiles that light up a room. I’ve never seen him get negative or act like he’s having a bad day. I’m sure he’s had them, we all […]