A Parent’s Guide to Back-to-School Anxiety
Back to School - It’s that time! Summer is quickly dwindling to an end and your parental decision about how to approach your child’s education needs to be decided on. This year back to school looks different for every family. What once was a time filled with the...
Navigating the Road to the “New Normal”
Tips on how to make your transition into a post-pandemic lifestyle smoother. It’s been six months since the not-so-welcomed Covid-19 has undoubtedly brought a new definition to the idea of a “normal lifestyle.” With ever-changing guidelines and overwhelming amounts...
7 Tips to Help You De-Stress Day-by-Day
Although altering our daily stressors may have optimal benefits, it’s not often that we can do that through removing the stressors or changing the situations totally. Instead of trying to remove the stressors, we can look to see where we can add techniques throughout...
When all else fails, resiliency gets you through
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way”. -Viktor E. Frankl Have you ever watched a baby develop? For young children, developing life is...
Get Comfortable in your Skin; 6 Ways to Practice Body Positivity Now!
If there’s one thing we know for sure it’s that body’s change. Whether this change comes through aging, parenthood, surgery, or lifestyle, your remarkable body can stretch, shrink, create life, break, bend, and heal. And if there’s another thing that remains certain,...
Retirement
My Retirement Journey: From Trials and Tribulations to Triumphs For many years prior to my retirement I dreamt about what it would be like. I imagine most people dream of retirement and believe it will bring immediate happiness. For me, in some ways that was true, but...
8 Self-Care Tips During Quarantine
8 Self-Care Tips During Quarantine Written by: Charlene Kwinter, LCSW Self care - Definition: Doing things that make you feel more like yourself The last few months we've been faced with a lot of uncertainty and unknowns. Practicing self care during the...
Brainspotting and PTSD
What is Brainspotting and Why is it Relevant to PTSD? Written by: Stephanie Carpizo, LPC June is PTSD awareness month, and I believe it is crucial to not only understand the clinical presentation of PTSD, but also understand the treatment options. There are...
Men: make your mental health a priority!
As your body changes through physical fitness, so does your mind when addressing mental wellness. While it may feel like a simpler decision to begin to work on your outward appearance, taking time to work on becoming mentally fit has benefits that go much further than...
3 Easy Ways to Teach Children about Acceptance
There has never been a more important time to actively practice acceptance and teach the world’s children to do the same. Acceptance is a daily value that needs regular validation and encouragement; giving adult caregivers an opportunity to practice preaching and...