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Toilet Training Tips For Children With Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
Every professional out there from Dr. Phil to Nanny Jo has opinions on toilet training. And each of these professionals seems to think that it’s a fairly easy process, especially...
Today I Love Going Against The Flow
Today I love going against the flow of life just enough to make sure life knows I’m here and I know I’m alive. I love finding the times and places...
Research Links Sleep Deprivation to Risky Behaviors in Teens
It’s a battle that goes on in most households nearly every morning—the alarm goes off, and teens struggle to get out of bed while harried parents try to hurry them...
The Difficulty of Overcoming Fear of Flying
Fear of flying (or flying anxiety, flying phobia) is a difficult fear for many to kick. It has a way of paralyzing people into long-term avoidance of flying or into...
The 3 Main Markers of Childhood Emotional Neglect in Your Marriage
Childhood Emotional Neglect or CEN is best described as a non-experience in the life of a child. Why? Because it’s not something that happens to the child. Instead, it’s something...
Dysfunction Interrupted-Setting Boundaries with Difficult Holiday Houseguests
Holidays are great celebrations of boundary breaking! Holidays are like the national “boundary breakers free-for-all.” Family dysfunction is at an all time high and these are the things they make...
Do Couples Grow Apart or “Fall Asleep”?
You’ve probably heard people explain their divorce by saying, “We grew apart.” I wonder about that. I’ll explain with a personal example that on first glance has nothing to do...
If You Are Fortunate Enough to Have Time to Yourself Over the Holidays…
Spending holidays by yourself can be quite wonderful. Yes, even the ones that are supposed to be all about togetherness, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Year’s Eve. I...
A Not-So Quick Tip for a Fulfilling Holiday
In the essay “Look, a Beautiful Moment,” in the stunning book A Book That Takes Its Time: An Unhurried Adventure in Creative Mindfulness, Irene Ras notes that she’s embracing a slower pace...
Mental Health Benefits of Weaving: An Interview with Wallflower Weavings
I have followed Sophie of Wallflower Weavings on Instagram for awhile. I love the rich texture, color choices, and detail in her work. Just looking at the images online feels...
A Letter from a Father with Asperger’s to his Aspie Child
The following is a heartfelt letter written by a father to a child with Asperger Syndrome. The letter explains the gifts and challenges of growing up on the autism spectrum....
The 5 Lies of Suicide
Nineteen years ago, my best friend, Alice, committed suicide. She was beautiful inside and out with a compassionate heart too large for her physical body. As one of the smartest...
Another Day My Psychosis Got Me
I feel like I should share this experience with you so you know what it is like to experience psychosis. Also, I want those who have experienced it to know...
Facts About Manopause Every Man (and Woman) Needs to Know
It’s common knowledge that women will, at a certain age, experience a shift in their hormone levels as a result of menopause. Hot flashes, moodiness, night sweats and changes to...
How the President’s Communication Style Is Like That of an Abusive Parent
Abuse is defined as, “the improper usage or treatment of an entity, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in many forms, such as: physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, assault, violation, rape,...
Changes – 4 Radical Solutions
So I was wondering if I had truly burnt-out when I saw an ad for a yin yoga meditation teacher training. And then I realized my very own yoga teacher...
Where Are They Now: Mental Health Hero: Crystal D. Choate
In this, “Where Are They Now?” We get a chance to catch up with 2012 hero of the Mental Health Heroes Crystal D. Choate, Independent Mental Health Peer Advocate. I love...
Community-based Accountability in Rape Prevention
In our book A Womb of Her Own (Routledge 2017) author Katie Gentile discusses the positive role which a bystander can have in rape prevention. She first discusses the concept...
Patterns from the Past: Relational Implications of Avoidant and Anxious-Ambivalent Cultures
When we are in an intimate relationship and feel vulnerable, defensive or shameful, usually it’s our old stuff that is being triggered — patterns of interaction that we developed with our...
Understanding Trauma
Sometimes we go through trauma and don’t even realize it because we think we’re strong. And we think that we know what’s about to happen. Then hours later, it hits...
Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Reduce Risk of Premature Birth
Expectant women who increase their intake of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) can reduce the risk of premature birth, according to a new study published in the Cochrane Review....
Pain Intensity May Be Affected by Your Expectations
Expectations of pain intensity can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, according to a new brain imaging study published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour. In fact, false expectations of pain levels...
Social Isolation Linked to Higher Risk of Death
A new study links social isolation with a higher risk of death. Researchers at the American Cancer Society note that social isolation was associated with a higher risk of death...
Some Social Media Activity May Damage Body Image
New research suggests that when young women actively engage with social media images of friends who they think are more attractive than themselves, they report feeling worse about their own...
Bias-Based Bullying May Do More Harm Than General Bullying
Bias-based bullying — or bullying that stems from prejudice — may cause more harm to students than generalized bullying, particularly for those who are targeted because of multiple identities, such...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Improves Sleep for Prisoners with Insomnia
Nearly three in four prisoners with insomnia experienced major improvements to their sleep and wellbeing after receiving cognitive behavioral therapy, according to a new U.K. study published in the journal...
