Health professionals across the board are seeing heightened occurrences of depression, anxiety, and other mental, emotional, and relational challenges correlated with the Coronavirus pandemic (and the widespread consequences of it). Taking a proactive approach to managing mental...
With summer rolling out many are feeling hopeful that the COVID restrictions will be over. It seems surreal to feel like this pandemic may even have the power to strip us of our summer enjoyments. It is hard to fathom that things have not passed and that we are still in a crisis, it is...
Normalize and allow space for mistakes. Kids take cues from mom and dad. By letting a child take a few practice swings at something new before stepping in with a gentle correction, you are communicating your confidence in their ability to figure out. Intervening too frequently can send...
Our first relationships will mold the way we show up in all other future relationships. Caregivers hold an important role in a child’s life because of the role they play when attuning to their children. There are lots of things written for new moms to help them “get it...
As we continue to reshape our new normal, we are beginning to come down from the height of our anxiety and may feel flustered and puzzled with how to move forward properly. We all have different defense mechanisms and coping skills that we begin to implement during these times. Yet how...
It is with a heavy heart that I write this blog. I have been writing blog posts this past week to try to help educate people on holding space for their mental health through the tragedies individuals may be facing during this pandemic. I was prepared to talk about topics such as...
Currently our nation is going through a traumatic experience. We are feeling the loss of control and helplessness while we are put on strict probation. Our world has seemed to change overnight, and we are now left to navigate this new world. On a positive note, because our world has...
Milestones are an important thing to celebrate and graduation ceremonies are the traditional sendoff here in the community we currently reside in. This year we have had an abrupt shift occur in our school system. This means our high school kids have unfortunately missed out on many...
During the COVID-19 mandated shelter-in-place many people are feeling dysregulated while they are finding peace with their new normal. As we know humans are social creatures and we crave connectivity for survival. During times like this when we are forced to stay indoors, we feel the...
Time has not stopped, even though it may feel it has slowed down. Although our world looks different and our community support is felt and seen differently, we are still able to connect to one another. With the length this shelter-of-place is occurring there will be milestones that we go...
