Everything You Wanted To Know About Psychology But Were Afraid To Ask
Being a parent is one of the most fulfilling and rewarding experiences a person can have. We often start the journey into parenting with immense hopes and dreams for our children’s future and a desire to grow happy and healthy kids. At times, however, in our efforts to create a happy child, could we actually [...]
I remember my doctors’ warning me it could happen. “It’s like you’ve been to war,” my obstetrician told me. She was warning me that post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms could pop up in my life. At the time I didn’t think I felt any. I felt like I was inside a snow globe and someone had [...]
This post is re-posted with permission from Second Act Consignment Dancewear. I was surfing the web today and came upon a book entitled “Maggie Goes on a Diet.” My heart sank. As a therapist and the mother of two girls who dance competitively, I have always been very aware of the issues surrounding body image [...]
It’s the time of the year when students are packing up their books, cleaning out their lockers, saying goodbye to friends and looking forward to summer fun. For those students who are graduating, whether it’s from high school or university, it can be a time of anticipation, excitement, trepidation and anxiety. Graduation brings about life [...]
In a healthy relationship, trust means everything: the ability to share your true thoughts and feelings and to communicate your needs and wants. Secrets in a relationship are a betrayal of that belief and trust you have in your spouse. But what if you discover the secret your partner has been hiding is the fact [...]
“You send your daughter away for seven weeks? Why?” This is the common response I get when I answer their question of what my girls are doing for the summer. For the past 5 years, my now 12-year-old has gone away to sleep over camp. From the very moment she first arrived, she has breathed, [...]
Being physically active and eating healthy is important for growing children. While summer is a time of activity, like swimming, biking, running, it’s still important to maintain a healthy lifestyle and diet in order maintain healthy growth and development. What steps should you take, as a parent, to ensure that your child is meeting the [...]
I was watching Glee with my 12-year-old daughter yesterday. One theme running through the episode was domestic violence. After the episode, my daughter asked me why Coach Beiste couldn’t just leave her husband if he hit her. A very valid question with a very complicated answer. When someone hits you, why can’t you just walk [...]
Being a grandparent can be a great source of joy. It can help you feel young, it gives you the chance to hold a baby and it gives you the chance to share the things you’re passionate about with a new audience. As a grandparent, you want to make the most of the time you [...]
There’s been a lot of talk about mindfulness lately, about how it helps us to be happier and more in touch with ourselves, and how more and more people are doing it. But what do we mean when we talk about mindfulness? So What The Heck Is Mindfulness? The Oxford dictionary defines mindfulness as “the [...]
