The teenage years are often marked by profound emotional and developmental shifts. Teens today are grappling with not only the timeless struggles of identity, acceptance, and …
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10 Books to Help Cope with Infertility
By Sara Livingston-Burke, LPCC Infertility can be challenging and heartbreaking, but there are so many books and resources available to help if you are walking through a journey …
How To Support Your Autistic Loved One
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is defined as, “a neurological and developmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn and behave”. It is …
How to Start a Conversation about Mental Health
Taking care of your mental health is important and shouldn't be ignored. We don’t always realize we’re struggling and having a loved one check in with us about their observations …
How to Validate Someone’s Feelings and Become a Better Listener
Someone tells you they are struggling. Maybe they’re stressed about their tumultuous relationship, or maybe they’re in a funk and feeling like they’re completely worthless. How do …
A Parents’ Guide: Anxiety and Depression in Children
Contributor: Corrine Webb-Kay, MD, MSc – Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Times have been hard, and they don’t seem to be getting any easier. It’s one thing to be an adult …
How To Deal With Divorce: 10 Helpful Books
Divorce is one of the hardest and most painful events a person can experience in their lifetime. Add kids into the mix, and divorce can feel impossibly difficult to navigate in a …
Divorce and the Five Stages of Grief
Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. Most of us recognize these as the 5 Stages of Grief, introduced into the cultural zeitgeist by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in 1969. …
How To Deal With Family Conflict During the Holidays
So, you’re ready to get in the festive spirit and celebrate the holidays with your family, right? While this is often a time for joy and cheer, sometimes family conflict can …
Parenting is Hard! Here are 7 Ways Counseling for New Parents Can Help
If you’re reading this at 3:25am, feeding your beautiful new baby for what feels like the hundredth time tonight and trying to remember when you last showered, you’re in good …
How To Talk to Your Parents About Your Mental Health
If you’re struggling with your mental health, it can be very difficult to tell someone else how you feel. And even if you’ve been able to share that you’re having a hard time with …
How to Help Children Cope with BIG Emotions
Often when we think of coping, we think of learning to “move on” from a traumatic experience. When it comes to our children learning to cope, we may think, “what does that have to …
