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How Therapy Can Align with Homeschooling and Support Both Parents and Kids
READ MORE >: How Therapy Can Align with Homeschooling and Support Both Parents and KidsWhen homeschooling a child, it’s not uncommon for parents to feel like they’re juggling a lot at once—balancing teaching responsibilities with caring for their child’s emotional and social needs. This can leave parents wondering, “Is…
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Understanding Intrusive Thoughts: When to Worry and How to Deal with Them
READ MORE >: Understanding Intrusive Thoughts: When to Worry and How to Deal with ThemWe’ve all had those random, unwanted thoughts that pop into our heads at the most inconvenient times. Why did I just think about that? It’s normal to feel a bit shaken by them, but here’s…
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Bridging the Gap: Communicating When You’re Stuck in Your Own Head
READ MORE >: Bridging the Gap: Communicating When You’re Stuck in Your Own HeadIn relationships, clear and compassionate communication is a must. Because we are experiential beings, sometimes we get stuck in our own heads and experiences and struggle to really connect with each other. This often leads…
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The Magic of Play: How Preschoolers Benefit from Play Therapy
READ MORE >: The Magic of Play: How Preschoolers Benefit from Play TherapyTemper tantrums, kicking, hitting, maybe even biting…expressions such as “I do it!”, “No!”, “I don’t want to!” Sound familiar? The preschool years are full of mysteries about what is going on in our kids’ heads. …
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Navigating the Shift: How Your Relationship with Your Partner Changes After Baby
READ MORE >: Navigating the Shift: How Your Relationship with Your Partner Changes After BabyThe moment your baby arrives, everything shifts—especially your relationship with your partner. While you’ve probably heard that “nothing prepares you for the change,” there’s truth in the idea that the relationship dynamics are about to…
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Parenting the Whole Child: Not Just the Behavior
READ MORE >: Parenting the Whole Child: Not Just the BehaviorWe’ve all been there while parenting. That moment when your child’s behavior feels like it’s absolutely spiraling out of control. Whether it’s a tantrum, an attitude adjustment, or just a full-blown meltdown over something that…
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Dealing with Big Emotions: A Teen’s Guide to Navigating Your Feelings
READ MORE >: Dealing with Big Emotions: A Teen’s Guide to Navigating Your FeelingsHey there! If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve been feeling a lot lately. Maybe it’s the overwhelming rush of emotions that hit out of nowhere or the way one small thing can send you…
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“They Didn’t Cheat, But…”: Impact of Emotional Infidelity
READ MORE >: “They Didn’t Cheat, But…”: Impact of Emotional InfidelityAs therapists specializing in relationship issues and betrayal trauma, we often encounter clients grappling with a form of infidelity that doesn’t involve physical cheating but can be just as devastating: emotional infidelity. This type of…
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Navigating Teenage Emotions: A Parent’s Guide to Staying Grounded
READ MORE >: Navigating Teenage Emotions: A Parent’s Guide to Staying GroundedYou’re on the receiving end of rolled eyes, sighs that indicate how ridiculous you are, and constant exasperated tones no matter what approach you try. Sound familiar? Parenting a teenager can feel like you’re speaking…
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It’s Valentine’s Day, and You Just Broke Up
READ MORE >: It’s Valentine’s Day, and You Just Broke UpIt’s Valentine’s Day and…you just had a breakup. The universe’s sense of humor is not humorous to you. You haven’t even usually cared about Valentine’s Day–both in your single eras and your relationship eras–but V-Day…