October is National Bullying Prevention Month and unfortunately it’s relevant and prevalent in our culture among children, adolescents, and even adults. According to the American Justice Department, approximately 1 in 4 U.S. students say they have been bullied by the time they graduate high school. By definition, bullying is unwanted aggressive behavior; observed or perceived power imbalance; and repetition… Read More
Separation Anxiety: Top 10 Solutions and Resources for School Success
Now that school has started, your child may have some anxious energy. Some nerves are expected from young children at any age, but if your child becomes preoccupied with an intensive fear of not being with you or their primary caregiver and has physiological distress symptoms like headaches, stomachaches, excessive crying, defiance, or even panic attacks and or nightmares, they… Read More
Let’s Talk About: My Breast Cancer Diagnosis + The Stages of Grief
As you may know, I have been struggling lately with some grief since getting the news that the breast cancer I was diagnosed with 7 years ago might be back. Individuals struggle with grief for many different reasons in a variety of ways, but typically in a systematic pattern, and so I thought I would take this opportunity to not… Read More
Let’s Talk About: What Ghosting is Doing to Our Mental Health & Our Children
The phenomenon of ghosting is not necessarily a new concept, but the term is becoming a new word in our mainstream culture’s vocabulary. If you aren’t yet familiar with ghosting, consider yourself one of the lucky ones. Let’s hope that you and or your children will never be ghosted. Ghosting is the cruelest form of rejection. Have you ever had… Read More
Let’s Talk About: Suicide Prevention Awareness
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and I would like to offer my therapeutic expertise and help educate you on the risk factors, warning signs and symptoms, and possible solutions and preventative measures of suicide. Did you know that someone in the US commits suicide every 12 minutes? Everyday 123 Americans die each day because of suicide. And… Read More
