Recently I have seen an increase in the amount of kids and teens being referred to my office due to sleep disturbances. This comes as no surprise considering the state of the world currently. Sleep is crucial and without good sleep we can’t regulate our emotions or function well. Below [...]
Lets be honest going onto eleven weeks of quarantine has been no walk in the park. Everyone has been affected with stress. We have lived in a world that has forced not only adults but also kids to deal with massive uncertainty, tons of loss, and an overall feeling of [...]
This is a time unlike anything we have seen before. Teens and college kids are now trying to learn virtually, plus deal with being in their homes away from their friends and mix that with a whole lot of family time. Its like the perfect storm, plus they have no [...]
Does your teens brain go straight to the negative? Anytime a situation occurs have you noticed that they immediately process the situation as the most awful, no good, horrendous thing that has ever happened? Lets face it as adults we tend to do this too. We can all be saved [...]
A while back one of my yoga teachers told me a phrase that not only do I repeat numerous times a day but I tell to all my clients as well. This powerful phrase is “worry about your own yoga mat”. Let that sink in for a second. How often [...]
As parents we are constantly talking to our children about what they should do. They should be on social media less, they should eat better, exercise, and sleep. We talk to them about how to handle relationships. We tell them not to allow others to bring them down, have confidence [...]
Its really all perception. Ten people can all witness the same event and all ten tell different accounts of what happened. Its the same with our life. We see it the way that makes sense and fits into our story. If we believe that our life is a constant struggle [...]
Many times parents call me to say that their teen is distant. They no longer talk or connect and are spending more time in their room and less with them. For parents this can be heartbreaking thinking that our children are pulling away from us. We spent so many hours [...]
Back to school time is sometimes absolutely torture for kids and their families due to school anxiety. The anxiety may be due to issues with friends, academic issues, pressure to succeed, or the feeling of the unknown of what may happen. This anxiety triggers the flight or fight response in [...]
Its almost the end of summer and many moms are already out of snacks, have had no privacy (why does every child need something the moment you step into a bathroom?) and have been living on coffee like its their job. Relax, moms your normal. Summer is wonderful because we [...]
