As humans, we’re wired to connect with one another. Since we don’t come with instruction manuals or the ability to read minds, though, connecting with other people can sometimes lead to miscommunication or hurt feelings. We all want to be listened to and feel like we are understood, especially by our partner. Learning how to […]
Even when it seems like the opposite is true, as humans we are resilient and have remarkable abilities to heal. This is true of our bodies and our brains as well. Trauma is something that everyone has experience with, whether big or small. Everyone’s experience with trauma is different, and so not everyone will recover […]
If you’re looking for a therapist for your child, you might be wondering where to start. There are so many options out there when you search for therapy, but it can still be tricky to find a child therapist near you who is a good fit or who has a specialty that will help. In […]
As a parent, it’s natural that you want the best for your child. Sometimes, children don’t have the language to let us know that something is wrong or that they need to talk to someone. That’s why it can be helpful to know common signs that children show when they may need to see a […]
When you’re in the midst of grief, it can feel like you’re not in control of anything in your life. That’s a scary feeling. Grief can be a reminder that we don’t have control over as much as we might want to. Grief can also make us feel profoundly unsafe. Grief and anxiety often go […]
No one ever wants to think about suicide. For many of us, losing a loved one to suicide is one of the worst things we can possibly imagine. Suicide rates have been going up in recent years, especially among teens. Living through a pandemic has been tough on everyone, but teens and younger folks have […]
There isn’t just one way to approach the grieving process. Everyone experiences grief differently, so everyone copes with grief differently, and that’s okay. It can make it a little harder to figure out how to care for yourself when you’re grieving, but it also means that there are a lot of options out there for […]
Caregiving is hard work. Taking care of someone else, whether it’s a child, a sick friend, or an older relative, Burnout is something that many of us are all too familiar with these days, as we approach the two year mark of the pandemic. Many of us have been through a lot in the past […]
If you’ve ever had your heart broken, you know that it’s extremely painful. It’s a pain that many of us have experienced, often more than once, and it’s always hard. It may feel like heartbreak never gets easier no matter how many times you experience it. Grief of any kind is hard to cope with, […]
Grieving is complicated. It can be very hard to know how to help someone through their grief. In many ways, there’s not really anything you can do to help reduce the grief they’re feeling. All you can really do is make it clear you’re there to support them as they carry the weight of that […]