The Hidden Impact of Anxiety on Parenting: Recognizing and Addressing It
Parenting is an emotional marathon. Love, joy, and pride run parallel with fear, guilt, and exhaustion. But for many parents, especially those experiencing anxiety, everyday challenges can feel like emotional minefields. The tricky part? Most don’t realize anxiety is playing a central role in how they show up as parents.
Replacing Punishment with Problem Solving in Parenting
Every parent wants the best for their child, but in moments of chaos, yelling, time-outs, or grounding can seem like the only way to manage behavior. But have you ever asked yourself: Is punishment truly teaching my child what they need to learn?
Co-Regulation Strategies for Parents of Highly Sensitive Children
Parenting a highly sensitive child is a bit like walking a tightrope while carrying your heart outside your body. Their emotions are big, fast, and deeply felt. You might notice they react more intensely to everyday situations, need more time to recover from upsets, or are overwhelmed by sensory input or changes in routine.
Exploring Identity in Midlife: A Parent’s Journey to Authenticity
At some point—often in your forties or fifties—you might find yourself doing something ordinary, like folding laundry or waiting in the school pickup line, when a quiet question bubbles up:
Who am I now?
Grief Counseling for Families: Healing After Loss
When a loved one dies, the whole family feels the shift. Sometimes it’s loud—tears, arguments, silences that fill the room. Other times, it’s quiet but constant, like a pressure behind the eyes or the weight of an empty chair at dinner.
The Role of Interoception in Anxiety Management for Kids
Have you ever watched your child freeze before school with a tummy ache, only to realize later it was worry, not illness? Or maybe they burst into tears and say, “I don’t know why—I just feel weird.”
Tools for Behavior Regulation at Every Stage of Childhood
As parents, we often find ourselves navigating a sea of emotions, not just our children's, but our own, too. From the baby who wails the moment they're set down, to the teen who slams the door after a tough day, behavior can feel confusing or even overwhelming.
ADHD and The Menstrual Cycle
If you—or your child—lives with ADHD, you’ve probably noticed that some days feel harder than others for reasons you can’t quite explain. Maybe the usual tools stop working. Maybe focus evaporates, emotions run high, or routines unravel.
How EMDR Therapy Supports Parents Coping with Trauma
Have you ever found yourself reacting to your child’s meltdown with a level of panic or anger that surprises even you? Maybe it's not just the spilled juice or the whining — maybe it’s something deeper. For many parents, the stress of daily life can awaken old wounds, especially if you’ve lived through trauma yourself. Parenting can feel like trying to stay calm in a storm, while carrying weather from storms past.
Transforming Conflict into Connection With Parent Coaching
If you’ve ever ended the day thinking, “Why does it always turn into a fight?”—you’re not alone. Parenting is one of the most emotionally intense jobs in the world, and it’s easy to feel stuck in a loop of arguments, power struggles, and guilt. The truth is, conflict in parenting isn’t a sign that you’re doing it wrong. It’s a signal—one that says something deeper needs your attention.
Going Beyond the Shoulds in Mid-Life
For many women, early adulthood feels like a track laid out in advance: go to school, find a partner, build a career, start a family. These “shoulds” are often handed to us without question—not just by society, but by well-meaning family, peers, and even our own younger selves who were trying to do the “right” thing.
Understanding ADHD Through a Strength-Based Parenting Approach
If you've ever watched your child bounce from one idea to the next with breathtaking speed—or struggle to sit still for even five minutes—you’ve likely asked yourself: Is this just their personality, or could it be something more? For many families, those questions lead to an ADHD diagnosis—and with it, a wave of emotions: relief, fear, confusion, maybe even guilt.
Helping Your Child Navigate Big Feelings with Evidence-Based Therapies
If you’ve ever found yourself overwhelmed by your child’s big emotions—whether it’s a full-blown meltdown in the grocery store or quiet tears at bedtime—you’re not alone. Big feelings are a normal part of childhood, but they can feel anything but manageable in the moment.
Parenting During Perimenopause
There’s a moment many of us don’t talk about—standing in the kitchen, tears welling for no clear reason, your child asking a perfectly reasonable question, and you snapping back with more intensity than you meant to.
The Intersection of Child Development and Behavior Regulation
You’re in the checkout line. Your toddler is screaming because you won’t buy the candy. You can feel the eyes on you — and maybe even the shame creeping in. You wonder, “Why can’t they just behave?”
Why Maternal Mental Health Continues Long After Your Baby is Born
You made it past the sleepless nights and the endless feeding sessions. The baby is growing, maybe even walking and talking. So why do you still feel off?
Gentle Parenting and the Art of Repairing Relationships
No matter how much we love our children, there will be moments when we lose our patience, raise our voice, or respond in ways we regret. The good news? Perfect parenting isn’t the goal—repair is.
Activities That Support Executive Functioning
Have you ever wondered why some kids seem to handle routines, problem-solving, and self-control with ease, while others struggle? The answer often lies in executive functioning—the brain’s ability to plan, focus, remember instructions, and manage multiple tasks. These skills don’t just develop on their own; they grow through practice.
Depression Treatment for Parents: When You Feel Like You’re Running on Empty
Parenting is a demanding job, and when you're struggling with depression, it can feel like you're running on empty. The exhaustion, guilt, and emotional weight of trying to be everything for your children while barely holding yourself together can be overwhelming.
Supporting Highly Sensitive Kids in a Fast-Paced World
In today’s fast-moving, always-on world, raising a highly sensitive child can feel like an uphill battle. Bright lights, loud noises, packed schedules, and social expectations can quickly become overwhelming for kids who deeply feel and process everything around them.