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Managing Holiday Stress: Helping Your Child Thrive Amidst Winter Break and Family Gatherings

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Managing Holiday Stress Helping Your Child Thrive Amidst Winter Break and Family Gatherings

The holiday season brings twinkling lights, traditions, and cherished family time, but it can also usher in stress, overstimulation, and emotional upheaval, especially for children and teens. Between disrupted routines, heightened expectations, and complex family dynamics, winter break can become a mental health minefield. As parents, your support and attunement can make all the difference. … Read more

What’s the Point? How Therapy Helps You Reconnect with Meaning and Purpose

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There comes a moment—sometimes softly, sometimes in the middle of a sleepless night—when you pause and ask yourself: “Is this really it?” You’ve checked the boxes.Built the career, the family, the habits.Done the journaling, the self-reflection, the growing. And still… something feels like it’s missing. If that question has been tugging at you lately, you’re … Read more

Burnout: Recovering from the Symptoms of Chronic Stress using Therapeutic Approaches

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Burnout has become increasingly common in today’s fast-paced and demanding world. Many factors contribute to this widespread issue, including high workloads, long hours, and the pressure to constantly perform and achieve. Advances in technology have blurred the boundaries between work and personal life, making it difficult for individuals to disconnect and recharge. Additionally, the competitive … Read more

Why Parents of Children with Autism (and Other Developmental Delays) Need Therapy Too

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Hey there, super-parents! We all know how amazing, yet challenging, it is to raise a child with autism or other developmental delays. You’re constantly on the go, juggling appointments, therapies, school meetings, and so much more.  While it’s natural to put your child’s needs first, it’s equally important to take care of yourself. Between all of … Read more

Five Rules for Navigating Conflict with Your Partner

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By Skyler Martin, STL Couples Therapist In romantic partnerships, conflict is inevitable. Often, couples fall into one of two extremes. Either they engage in high intensity, emotionally charged arguments or they tiptoe around their differences, causing the relationship to slowly deteriorate from unresolved issues over time.  Both options of dealing with conflict damage the relationship … Read more

4 Essential Factors to Consider in Recovery from Substance Abuse

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Hi there, readers! I’m Skyler Martin, a West County therapist at Marble Wellness in St. Louis, MO. I specialize in working with individuals struggling to get or stay sober. Maintaining sobriety can be difficult. Especially if you’ve come to rely on a particular substance to regulate your mood or cope with stress. Because substance abuse … Read more

Burnout Uncovered: Understanding, Preventing, and Recovering from Chronic Stress

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Have you been noticing that you’re feeling a bit more stressed and exhausted than usual? Sometimes, when we’re constantly dealing with high levels of stress without adequate rest or support, it can lead to burnout. Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It often involves feelings … Read more

Pausing: A St. Louis Therapist’s Insights on the Power of Pausing for Your Mental Health

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One of my favorite things to do is watch movies. Now to be honest, I do not get control of the TV much thanks to the people I live with but when I do, typically I have to push pause multiple times because someone usually needs something. It is a lovely feature we have access … Read more