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As we have learned to navigate our current reality as adults, we also have the opportunity to walk our teenagers through this quarantine...

If you would like to help your child achieve mindfulness, take a look at the suggestions below to get started. Morning Mindfulness...

Why would that be important, you ask? It’s important because, your thought process highly influences your moods and your behaviors....

One thing remains clear: this is a period where navigating relationships is key; moreover, this is a period to strengthen valued...

DBT Skill: DEAR MAN teaches how to communicate effectively. These skills may be used to communicate wants/needs, as well as set...

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based practice which uses a holistic mind-body approach to treatment. It encompasses...

Struggling with mental illness can be a destructive process. We pick ourselves apart, judge ourselves, over-analyze every move we make...

Sometimes, however, life causes us to have larger holes than normal. Maybe the holes in our bucket come from more significant stress or...

The struggle is real! You are not alone. Here are 5 things to consider that will keep you on the path to a healthier, happier...

Focus on Community Isolation and loneliness is a huge thing happening for you right now. You see your friends getting quarantined with...

If you are like me, you cried watching Frozen and were unnecessarily excited to hear that Frozen II was available for streaming NOW!...

So let’s implement some structure! Easy right? (Um…wrong!) Each time I’ve tried to step back and figure out how to incorporate structure...

There is anxiety about the unknown of when/if school will resume before graduation season. There is also fear that there may not be a...

According to The Depression Project, this is why the coronavirus is triggering mental health issues: Triggers feelings of hopelessness,...

Although most of us have never experienced a pandemic, you have no doubt experienced hardship. And the reality is that while we may...

I grew up in a healthcare/first responder family and am still in one with my husband being a first responder. It’s a difficult place to...

Loss is an inevitable part of life, and grief is a natural part of the healing process. The grieving process is not linear, and looks...

Dysfunctional is the “Norm” Many stepfamilies or pre-stepfamily couples discuss a certain level of guilt or shame that accompany their...

Radical acceptance means acknowledging reality for what it is – pleasant and unpleasant, wholly. In this case, acceptance is not...

Pick Up Where We Left Off This is what basically happened to someone I still deem a great friend. I hoped that our friendship would pick...