Grief, Loss and Death
The cliché that there is nothing more certain than death and taxes – and taxes can be cheated – is a morbid but true fact of life. We all will …
Social Media and Teenagers
Whether we like it or not, technology is an ever present force in an adolescent’s life. Probably accompanying this technology is involvement in social media. Social media is used for …
Raising Girls
In our last post, we discussed the differences that male identified children have as compared to female identified children. We reviewed some of the structural brain changes, as well as …
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 …
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 …
Should I Stay Or Should I Go: How To Know When To Quit Therapy
While many articles, like this one, focus on ways to know that you need therapy, far fewer discuss how to know when you are ready to end treatment. Perhaps, that …
Labeled: How To Handle Your Child’s Diagnosis
Parenting is hard. There are days that feel like they will never end, and years that seem to fly by like minutes. And within this confusing whirlwind of time, there …
Gratitude: The Natural Cure
Ancient philosophies, like, yoga and meditation, have long understood the power of gratitude, and more recently, scientific researchers are catching on. Several studies have shown the amazing effects of being …
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 …