April is Stress Awareness Month, a vital time to pause and reflect on how stress impacts our lives—physically, emotionally, and mentally. Stress is a natural response to challenging or demanding situations, but when it becomes chronic, it can significantly affect your health and quality of life. As a primary care clinic with therapists on staff, we believe in addressing stress…
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The most important step is to understand that children are entitled to feel “big” emotions just like adults, and should never be made to feel otherwise. Keep this in mind as you try the following techniques to assist a child in feeling more motivated: 1. Validate, Validate and Validate: The importance of validating a child’s emotional experience, especially when they are experiencing…
By Danielle Wolman, LCSW, CASAC By this point, we’ve all asked the type of questions that revolve around deadlines: When is it the pandemic going to be over? When will a vaccine become available? When will my life go back to normal? We are wired to strive for a sense of control. It helps us build a foundation of security:…
What is self-compassion? Self-compassion is being compassionate for yourself when you are struggling or you feel like you are not good enough. Especially during these troubling times when it is hard to be positive about our situations, it is important to be positive about ourselves. Here are 7 ways that we can try to be self-compassionate and truly care for…