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...
by Katie Godfrey | Feb 3, 2020 | All Posts, Katie Godfrey, Parenting Advice
More and more children of all ages are coming out as non-binary or transgender. Depending on their age, some children have put a lot of thought into figuring out their gender while others simply know. People may come out as trans, gender fluid, gender variant, queer,...
by Katie Godfrey | Jan 29, 2020 | All Posts, Demystifying Therapy, Katie Godfrey, Parenting Advice
At The Catalyst Center, we strive to help families create stronger, more empathetic relationships with one another by learning about emotions and how to express them in healthy and productive ways, and acquiring new ways of thinking, problem solving, and behaving. We...
