Tips To Stop Vacation Stress
Despite the happiness and the break that a vacation can offer us, they can still prove to be stressful mentally and physically, both before and during our trips. What if travel planning overwhelms you or you have mild travel anxiety? Here’s some tips to mitigate that stress load so you can stay present and grounded during your vacation.
The Impacts Of Traveling On Your Brain
As summer vacations draw near, I decided to make a series on the impacts of traveling on our mental health. This is a 3 part series on the ways traveling and vacations can impact your brain. Part 1 focuses on the positive impacts of travel while blogs 2 and 3 focus on managing the stressors of vacations and managing the added struggles of traveling with younger children.
The Power of Positive Affirmations
Understand more about the power and the limitations of positive affirmations. Learn about the different types of affirmations and how to see realistic benefits from them. This blog has information for adults, teens, and to use with your children.
My Favorite Sensory Tools to Help Your Child Regulate Their Emotions and Reconnect With You
my favorite tools to use that can stimulate your 5 senses and can help kids ground their thoughts and emotions so they can better communicate them and connect with others- great for parents and clinicians working with kids and teens
The Secret Life of Living With a Narcissist Part 3-Co-Parenting And Divorce
Part 3 focuses on the struggles of divorcing and co-parenting with a narcissistic ex.
The Secret Life of Living With a Narcissist Part 2-In The Family
Part 2 of this series on narcissists focuses on the narcissist in the family unit and their impact on their spouse and children. It will look at trauma responses in children, boundary difficulties into adulthood, common manipulations used against their children and spouse, and breaking generational trauma. The following blogs in this series will look at co-parenting and divorcing a narcissist.
The Secret Life of Living With A Narcissist: Part 1
Part 1 of a multipart series on Narcissists. Part 1 will be how to spot the narcissist and their common forms of manipulation. The following blogs will focus on the impact of a narcissistic parent in the family, how to address a narcissist, and divorcing or co-parenting with a narcissist.
Positive and Negative Triggers
How do your positive and negative triggers affect you and the intensity that you recall past events in your life. How can you use them to build better coping strategies that are tailored to the experiences that you know impact you the most- both good and bad.
My 3 Favorite Tools for Helping With Meltdowns
Helping children build an awareness of their big emotions and learn strategies to regulate their big reactions can start at an early age and lead to benefits well into old age- here’s my favorite strategies, step by step, to begin. The tools can be modified for children as young as 3 with parental modeling and can grow with us well into adulthood
9 Common Myths About Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Debunking some of the stereotypes and myths surrounding ADHD in children and adults. This blog is for adults, caregivers, and clinicians as well as those with loved ones with ADHD.
What’s The Difference Between a Therapist & a Psychiatrist?
If you’re just starting your mental health journey and you’re not sure what each of these professions offer to you, this post can offer insights on where to start and what to look for
How Your Cold or Flu Can Be Impacting Your Mental Health
how can your recent cold/flu be affecting your mental wellness
Why Setting Boundaries Can Be So Hard
Why do we need boundaries and why does it feel so hard to enforce them
Building Listening and Communication Skills With LEGO
learn a fun strategy to not only help your child build their listening and communication skills, but also to build a better sense of understanding between the two of you- this is also great for clinicians and to use between siblings too
Valentine’s Day Is For Love, Not Just Romance
Valentine’s Day, like many holidays, can invoke a variety of emotions in people, so this year how can you focus on the love you have in your life in all its different forms. Also learn more about the 5 Love Languages- which one are you?
Why You Need To Let Yourself Dance
the mental health benefits of music on your brain through dancing, listening, and playing instruments is profound. Find out why you should surround yourself with music in your life
What Are Your Cognitive Distortions- We All Have Them
How might inaccuracies in your thinking be impacting your daily stress and what can it be doing long-term? This blog has information about some of the cognitive distortions that we all experience at times and strategies to address them- good for adults, teens, and clinicians
What Is EMDR & How Can It Help With Trauma
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy is a clinically validated form of psychotherapy to treat PTSD, Trauma, and Anxiety. It is now being used to help treat OCD, Depression, and Chronic Pain as well. I’ll describe how EMDR therapy works and some things to expect if you are looking to begin it. This article is for adults, teens, and clinicians
How You Are Dealing With Your Anxiety Can be Making It Worse
sometimes our quick fixes for our anxiety can further fuel them- for adults, teens, or clinicians
Helping Kids With Their Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
resources for therapists and parents- while this is written to assist teens and kids, the methods are very similar to those for adults, so feel free to take a look even if you don’t have someone younger to work with