Remaining Self-Interested Being a father can be exhausting any time. Pandemic parenting hits harder. Nevertheless, I meet many men who feel tension around trying to “not be selfish” and thus deny themselves the self-care that is necessary to successfully navigate...
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We are offering a weekly blog series with a collection of diverse and effective coping techniques and exercises that can help reduce stress, improve mental and emotional well-being, and perhaps make you even more effective in achieving your individual goals. Check...
Parents everywhere are reporting that they are feeling beyond burned out. We are not meant to be parenting in isolation. It is challenging to be on all the time, keep up with work and other household chores, and be our children’s only companions. We need other adults....
As a trauma therapist, I love using EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) to allow people to heal, process, and begin trauma recovery. It is a very effective therapy and I invite you to learn more about it here. As you start using EMDR, your therapist...
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...
