The Truth About Forgiveness When I think of forgiveness, I think of letting someone off the hook: “It’s okay that you did this to me.” This definition can make it difficult to forgive, especially truly hurtful actions and behavior towards me. With this idea, it is...
Trauma and Resilience As a school-based therapist working with children (ages 3-18), the most common contributor to mental health issues I have seen is trauma.Trauma is our emotional response to a traumatic event such as an accident, the loss of a family member, a...
The Youngest of Us: Grieving COVID-19 One Year Later By now, it has been one year since COVID-19 swept through the world, closing schools and businesses. Many of us have seen the signs of complicated grief within ourselves, our friends, and our loved ones. However, we...
You Should Start a Journal There are all kinds of mental, emotional, and physical benefits to keeping a journal. It is great for practicing self-care, mindfulness, and helps you understand the world around you. In other words, journaling helps you grow as a person! It...
Quick Stess Relief Stress can be hazardous to both mental and physical health. Unmanaged stress can cause headaches, fatigue, sleep problems, anxiety, irritability, depression, angry outbursts, social withdrawal, and over or undereating, just to name a few. There are...
In June, I attended a webinar on Complicated Grief in the COVID-19 Era. Expert panelists Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv, Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD, and Leah McDonald, MD, explored the complicated grief that will likely emerge from the pandemic. One area of grief discussed...
