Getting Your Teen to Master the Basics

Getting Your Teen to Master the Basics

As a parent, if you can teach your teen to master the basics then you will be setting them up to cope with the stressors of life in a healthy way. All parents want to prepare their children to be able to face challenging situations 

Which 5 Basics are Essential to Your Mental Health

Which 5 Basics are Essential to Your Mental Health

When clients are going through a difficult time, they often want to work through the stressors.  Of course.  However, I often redirect them to really focusing on the basics to create a stable platform from which to address what is happening.  Creating that stability makes 

Our 5 Most Popular Blog Posts Ever.

Our 5 Most Popular Blog Posts Ever.

Month after month, these 5 posts from our blog have the most visitors. And there is good reason for it! These posts also contain information that I most often share with my clients at least once over the course of treatment. Have you seen these? 

How Do You Know When To Push Through vs. Let Go?

How Do You Know When To Push Through vs. Let Go?

This question comes up a lot.  And for good reason. For parents, it can come up around whether to mandate that a child follow through with something like a sports commitment.  For adults, it can come up around whether to stay at a demanding job 

It’s Past Time to Retire Phrases Like “Don’t Cry”

It’s Past Time to Retire Phrases Like “Don’t Cry”

How many times have you been in a conversation with a well meaning loved one and you were told something like “don’t cry”, “don’t worry”, “at least xyz didn’t happen” or “you know what you should do….”? What happened next?  Did you feel heard?  Did 

An Easy Way to Raise Your Child’s Emotional Intelligence

An Easy Way to Raise Your Child’s Emotional Intelligence

One of the foundations of emotional intelligence is being able to identify emotions. One way kids learn about how to talk about and handle emotions is from their parents, both directly and indirectly.  How you handle emotions (yours and theirs) makes a significant impact. Yes, 

The Other Side of “It’s Not Personal”

The Other Side of “It’s Not Personal”

A few weeks ago, we talked about how important it is to consider the possibility that what other people do is not always about you. People are responding to you in accordance to their own past, their own assumptions and their own tendencies. This is 

Have You Been Thinking About Starting a Meditation Practice?

Have You Been Thinking About Starting a Meditation Practice?

It’s one of those things, like exercising and eating healthy that you know is good for you but can be hard to do consistently, right? You know meditation and mindfulness practice has a physiological impact on your body. It supports your mental health and relationships 

Looking at Process Over Content Can Change Your Communication

Looking at Process Over Content Can Change Your Communication

Until I trained as a therapist, I never intentionally paid attention to what happens in the process of communicating with someone. Communication just happened. As I learned what process vs content meant, I realized how much information is embedded in the actual process of communication. 

What Have You Found Out About Yourself and Your Life During COVID-19?

What Have You Found Out About Yourself and Your Life During COVID-19?

We’ve all been through some significant life adjustments in the months of quarantine. Some of them difficult to assimilate. And, there might be a couple that you found might suit you. No matter where you are in your stance toward the pandemic, the reality is