by Kendra Doukas | Feb 26, 2020 | All Posts, EMDR and Trauma Recovery, Kendra Doukas
Trauma has always been a focus of my clinical work and I dealt with it long before I received training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. Prior to having training in EMDR, I found trauma work to be challenging and slow. It was as if my...
by Erin Jacklin | Feb 19, 2020 | All Posts, Demystifying Therapy, Erin Jacklin
The Pursuit of Happiness is a Trap I sometimes find myself telling my clients, “I am not trying to help you feel happy.” I don’t say this because I am callus, I say it because I see the hunt for happiness as a trap. The pursuit of happiness is an empty promise....
by Jenn Kloewer | Feb 14, 2020 | All Posts, Family Dynamics, Healthy Relationships, Jenn Kloewer, Parenting Advice, Pregnancy, Postpartum, and New Parenthood
I read Born for Love:Why Empathy is Essential–and Endangered by Maia Szalavitz and Bruce Perry well over three months ago and started writing this review many times but struggled to write something that truly encompasses the power of this book. As it is almost...
by Katie Godfrey | Feb 12, 2020 | All Posts, Family Dynamics, Healthy Relationships, Katie Godfrey, Parenting Advice
Here are some easy but meaningful Valentines you can make for anyone. It can be especially great for families and all ages. As we know, expressing love is important to development and makes us all better people. What better time to do so than Valentine’s Day!...
by Kendra Doukas | Feb 10, 2020 | All Posts, Family Dynamics, Healthy Relationships, Kendra Doukas, Parenting Advice
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day I am inspired to write about explaining the abstract concept of love to children. Love is an idea which is so different from most of the other things children encounter. Nearly everything is a child’s world is shared—”If we have...
by Sarah Long | Feb 5, 2020 | All Posts, EMDR and Trauma Recovery, Sarah Long
“I’m not sure if what I experienced would be considered ‘traumatic’. It’s not like someone died or I was in a war.” I’ve heard many clients question whether a distressing experience could be considered trauma. “How could that really have had an effect on me, other...
