How To Set and Protect Your Boundaries
Setting and protecting your boundaries is a process; it takes insight into your own needs, patience in working them into your relationships, and maintenance for them.
13 October, 2022
Talking
Is it too late now to say sorry?
Fun fact – I am not only a ‘Belieber’, I am also a 'Believer' – a believer that there are two types of people in this world: those who know how to properly apologize and those who do not. What many people don’t know, or don’t care to pay attention to, is that there is such a thing as over-apologizing and under-apologizing.
18 April, 2018
It’s Time to Change the Conversation About Mental Health
At the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, the rapper Logic performed a new song. The song, 1-800-273-8255, is the number to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. According to the director of the organization, in the three weeks following the release of the song, call volume increased by more than one-quarter and website traffic also rose significantly.
10 January, 2018
Talking to Yourself in the Third Person Can Help You Control Emotions
A new study showed that silently talking to yourself in the third person during stressful times may help you control emotions without any additional mental effort than what you would use for first-person self-talk–the way people normally talk to themselves.
30 October, 2017
The Pros and Cons of Digital Technologies on Mental Health
A new study from Duke University found (as expected) that technology use can lead to increases in attention, behavior, and self-regulation problems in adolescents, but some positive outcomes to technology use were found as well. On days that adolescents spent more time using digital technologies, they were also less likely to report symptoms of depression and anxiety.
30 August, 2017
The Importance of Validation
Validation is key to building a strong relationship with your child. When children experience invalidation, their self-esteem decreases, as does their trust in you. Many parents, teachers and professionals in a child's life don't realize the tremendous power their words have. "You should do ...." "Why didn't you...." "You should be more like...", are all roadblocks in learning and connecting with your child. When we practice validation skills, we show children that emotions matter and that we are here for them.
28 August, 2017
Stuttering: Information You Need to Know
An interesting article in the most recent Monitor on Psychology (July/August 2014) highlighted a problem which we may all be familiar with. The problem, stuttering,...
03 August, 2014
Choosing to Respond
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and...
09 March, 2014
Managing Holiday Stress
The holidays bring about many positive feelings. Family time including dinners, vacations and cultural and religious celebrations can bring us closer together with loved ones...
02 December, 2013
Start Talking and Don’t Stop……….
The New York Times published “Language-Gap Study Bolsters a Push for Pre-K” on October 21, 2013. Research has proven that talking to our children from...
28 October, 2013