Gilmore Girls is a show full of wonderful friendships, challenging family dynamics, and a constant stream of pop culture influence. Some people see the main mother-daughter relationship as ideal while others recognize some flaws in the family dynamics. 

Most parents don’t know how to support their child during a period of mental health challenges. It can be really hard to see your child struggling so much with things that used to come easy, such as school, sports, or friendships. Their grades might drop, they may spend more time alone, they may be highly irritable, and they may just not seem like themselves. When this happens, there are a few things you can do to help them through this time.

One day my child came home after practice at 8pm, got ready in a new outfit, and asked if there’s a hose in the backyard. A confusing turn of events, but one that I’m sure parents across America have been experiencing over the last couple months. Teens and adults have been nominated for the water bucket challenge, in a very similar way that occurred years ago for the ALS ice bucket challenge. Hosing my kid down while her friend pours a bucket of water over her head is pretty fun, but often with these challenges, the focus can be the experience more than the cause. I wanted to continue the conversation that this challenge started because it’s very close to the heart of our center. 

In therapy spaces, we often hear or read acronyms that we don’t know or haven’t heard of before. There can be too many to keep track of, such as IFS, EMDR, CBT, and DBT just to name a few. In this post we’ll break down EMDR and learn what it means, what it’s used for, and how it can benefit you as a client. 

The holidays are upon us once again, which can be both an exciting and exhausting time. There can be a lot of pressure to see everyone, find the right gifts, make time for traditions, and see family members a lot more frequently than we normally would. During this time, it can be good for us to remember to take care of ourselves amidst the chaos we’re enduring, and this can look a lot of different ways:

We’re headed into a year that is almost guaranteed to bring political division as we head into an election cycle. Regardless of our own beliefs and stances, we will likely encounter alternate views at work, school, online, and with family. Sometimes these conversations come up when we don’t anticipate it and we can feel trapped. First and foremost, we can grant ourselves the option to gracefully step out of those conversations if it is not the best time to be in them. We can guard our mental state, energy, and time and be good stewards of where and how we spend them. However, if it is a conversation that we feel compelled to step into, here are some ways that we can do this as respectfully and composed as possible.