It’s Like You’re My Mirror!
Several months ago, my dear friend sent me a personal message about her sweet 3-year-old who was a soon-to-be big brother. “Lindsay, he’s anxious, he’s regressing, I can tell. I have anxiety so I know and I don’t think he will be able to share me with the baby. Will he be ready for preschool? […]
How Children “Talk” In Therapy
Stacy was a happy-go-lucky 5-year-old who never met a stranger. She could brighten up the office just by walking in and quickly stating, “I’m here! Did you miss me?”. She was coming to therapy because of multiple reports that she was having trouble in school and at extra-curricular activities. As her counselor it was hard […]
I Want To Kill Myself: A Story About Hope
There are only a handful of really important questions in life: Is there a God?What’s the meaning of life?What are my morals and values?Who am I? Here’s another biggie: Why is life worth living? Albert Camus was a famous French philosopher and author. Like most philosophers, he had some really crazy ideas and some really good ones. I […]
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Do you ever have trouble connecting with those that you are supposed to be closest to? Does it feel like even when trying your hardest you (and they) struggle with feeling loved by one another? As we gear up for a season of transition and back to school busyness, it is even more important to […]
Stonewalling in Children
After making a poor decision has your child ever answered one of your questions with the infamous, “I don’t know,” or “I don’t remember”? Or how about one of my favorites, “I didn’t hear you!”? These phrases get under our skin so much because we know that our child heard us, and we know that […]