March 16, 2023
By Amy C. Balentine, PhD, coauthor of The Self-Compassion Workbook for Kids Teaching mindfulness—the practice of being present in the moment—to children from an early age can help them develop… READ MORE
March 14, 2023
By Amy C. Balentine, PhD Children and teens are not always ready to tackle topics with big emotions. This may show up in therapy sessions in the form of distractions,… READ MORE
March 8, 2023
By Kelsey Blackwell, author of Decolonizing the Body *Trigger Warning: This post mentions the embodied impacts of the systemic violence enacted by the colonial project. We live under systems of… READ MORE
February 28, 2023
By Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT When a client experiences uncertainty, doubt, confusion, or anxiety, they may engage in a repetitive behavior commonly referred to as reassurance-seeking. This is a common compulsion… READ MORE
February 27, 2023
By Jennifer Shepard Payne, PhD, LCSW, author of Out of the Fire Some may be surprised to realize (and others not so much) that many epidemiology and prevalence studies show… READ MORE
February 21, 2023
By Nancy Colier, author of The Emotionally Exhausted Woman As soon as we can hold up our little-girl heads, those heads start getting filled up with ideas on how to… READ MORE
By Támara Hill, LPC, author of The Racial Trauma Handbook for Teens Do you believe you or your family have experienced racial and/or family intergenerational trauma? Sadly, I can attest… READ MORE
By Christopher Willard, PsyD, coauthor of The Self-Confidence Workbook for Teens Mindfulness with teens sounds amazing—but how do we get past the eye rolling? Over the years I’ve thought a… READ MORE
February 14, 2023
By Stephanie M. Kriesberg, PsyD Many clients berate themselves in their minds, dwelling on perceived failures from long ago. This mental punishment prevents them from making positive changes in the present…. READ MORE
2024 Peace Playbook: 3 Tactics to Avoid Clashes with Your Partner
December 21, 2023
