It is that time of year again when most parents typically report an increase in their children acting out! This is usually the time that parents and kids alike start counting down the days until school starts. Kids start to have worse behavior as they tire of the...
Psychedelic-assisted therapy is getting a lot of attention, with Ketamine clinics popping up all over the place and a lot of buzz and hype around the use of psychedelics in mental health treatment. Articles are being released in many large mainstream media outlets...
I have had a lot of parents come to me over the past few weeks citing tough behavior in their children and worrying about transition back to school this year after the pandemic and ongoing delta variant concerns. While I do believe the chronic nature of the pandemic...
What does it mean to be triggered? Being “triggered” happens when something in your environment causes your central nervous system to go into fight or flight mode thus initiating physiological, emotional, and cognitive changes in your body. These changes cause all...
We are often taught that emotions are “irrational” and that it is better to think logically or rationally. I find that argument to be flawed as it discounts the essential role emotions have in helping us understand ourselves and the world around us. Emotions are not...
