by admin | Jan 25, 2021 | Melissa Del Carmen, Mental Health & Wellbeing
Throughout my adolescence, our family moved around a lot. Each new town brought the anxiety of meeting a whole new class and group of people. I imagine for any new kid in the class, so many thoughts are running through their mind. For me, those thoughts surrounded how...
by admin | Jan 21, 2021 | Jessica York, Mental Health & Wellbeing
As a parent, you are facing a unique set of challenges during this pandemic. You might be working from home or concerned about having reduced hours to support your family. You might be struggling to keep your kids engaged with virtual learning. Your kids might be...
by admin | Jan 15, 2021 | Mental Health & Wellbeing, Roslyn Jordan
His name is Erik. He is approximately twelve or thirteen years of age and he possesses a special gift. At one point in time, he is separated from his mother and she is locked behind gates. Erik uses his gift of manipulating metal to open the gate until he is subdued...
by admin | Jan 13, 2021 | Clair Miller, Mental Health & Wellbeing
I don’t know if it’s COVID, the current political climate, my own workload at the moment (my guess is, it’s a combination of all of those things), but I feel like I’m seeing burnout left and right. Whether you are a therapist, a lawyer, a parent, a medic, a student,...
by admin | Jan 7, 2021 | Mental Health & Wellbeing, Pamela Larkin
Not too long ago, I wrote about the Window of Tolerance. The Window of Tolerance is the space where we feel “just right” for managing our feelings and experiences. When we don’t feel physiologically overwhelmed, and can therefore be our best selves. Since then, we’ve...
by admin | Jan 5, 2021 | Mental Health & Wellbeing, Natalie Hu
Feeling “needy” is my worst nightmare–I fear being “too much” or too dependent. Somewhere along the line, I started believing this faulty narrative that being “needy” is a bad thing. It’s been a pretty ingrained narrative for the better part of my life, and it...
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