If you’re anything like me, you can begin to feel slightly more overloaded during the holidays emotionally and physically. It’s like being stuck in a massive time warp + college finals + feeling like you’re constantly forgetting something and next time you look at the calendar (and have recovered from the shockingly fast passage of […]
Falling Forward: How to work everyday on a positive response to change
It’s fall, ya’ll! Albeit, quite different from any fall I’ve ever experienced. With that said, Daylight Savings has hit and the shorter days are upon us, which will speedily be followed by the colder nights. I don’t know about you, but while fall is fabulous, it also represents the onset of a season that I […]
Learn to Live with Meaning in COVID Times
COVID, quarantine, 2020…when I hear those words I feel a weight on my chest. Sometimes, it feels like our lives are being held hostage. While we all try and navigate these unprecedented times, a lot of us are struggling with feelings of fear, anxiety, and loneliness. While there are many different viewpoints and opinions on […]
The Good Ol’ Days: Reminiscence Group for Older Adults
If you are over the age of 60 there is a new and exciting group enrolling now! For safety’s sake, you and your friends may have been “cut off” from the rest of the world…and each other. Isolation is a terrible stress, and many people are struggling with this and depression during COVID. First of […]
Mother Rage through the Pandemic, Personal Reflections from a Child Psychologist
You all, I am angry… Angry at the schools, that I have to cook dinner one more time, that I’m in charge of teaching my son how to read, that there is a mental health crisis, racial injustice, economic disaster, and a pandemic all happening at once. I am angry that, as a child psychologist, […]
Nurturing Fathers Group Will Open Soon!
How individuals parent is determined by a number of factors including, both, innate and learned behaviors. Personality plays a role as do cultural influences and skills that are learned growing up. Unfortunately, groups devoted to educating fathers how to build lasting bonds with their children are not nearly as prevalent as […]
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This awareness month can be difficult for many survivors and suicide prevention advocates. The mental health community has often communicated half-truths, or misinformation related to suicide prevention. Many mental health professionals are trained to assess severity of someone’s suicidality/crisis, but are not often trained with how to […]
First Time Phone Users…a Must Read
Are you considering purchasing or handing down a phone for your tween/teen for the first time? Perhaps this whole pandemic business has pushed your timeline forward a bit considering the inevitable wave of distance learning and the hurdles needed to successfully enter in to our new normal? If you’re wondering how to navigate these uncertain […]
Nature’s Healing Transformations
Although the quarantine has been a nice break from urban fast paced life, many people are dealing with increased anxiety and depression. Finding creative ways to keep families physically active during these times can be a challenge. Physical activity and mental health coincide playing a vital role in motivating one another in contributing to a […]
Screen time- Meaningful vs. Mindless
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