Parenting A Child With A Disability
Parenting is hard, bringing risks and rewards, struggles and highlights. This is no different for a parent who has a child with a disability. Yet parents of special needs children …
Coping With The Holidays
In this time of year, much is made of the excitement for the holidays. However, there are many reasons why the holiday season may be difficult, and we are here …
Belonging: The Barriers, and the Benefits
To know that we are not alone, that we are indeed a part of something larger, is a psychological need that occurs as early as childhood. Studies have shown that …
National Suicide Prevention Week
This week marks National Suicide Prevention Week, per the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. This campaign aims to connect individuals and their loved ones and to increase the amount of …
Back To School Series: The Activity Balance
As kids and parents continue to prepare for back to school, the school schedule is not the only thing in mind as the family calendar starts to fill up. Increasingly, …
What is Depression?
Depression is used colloquially, and many times used when clinical depression is not actually the factor. We throw that term around easily. “That movie was depressing.” “I was depressed just …
The Truth About Sadness And Depression
We all have bad days sometimes. You spill coffee on your favorite blouse, traffic makes you late for work, and a bird uses your windshield as a restroom. It’s normal …
Brains and The Beat: How Music Affects Us
Music is a powerful antidote for everything from anxiety to isolation. The amazing, Maya Angelou once said, “Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes …
How Mindfulness Helps Relieve Anxiety and Depression
The ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu said: If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are …