Therapy is a great place to start to get support. Having someone who can help you evaluate, organize and cope with the struggles you and/or your family are facing can initiate necessary change and healing. And, at some point your therapist may determine that another type of professional may be needed to fully reach...
Free Conference This Week: RAISING RESILIENT KIDS IN AN ANXIOUS WORLD
Happily Family does this parenting conference every year and it is always filled with great information. This year has some great topics like digital parenting, helping teenage girls navigate friendships online, supporting kids on the gender spectrum, transforming parenting triggers, how to address the topic of racial injustice. So many good ones. And, one...
Local and Online Resources for Back to School (at home)
What a different “back to school” transition this year. Hopefully it feels a little more organized or manageable than having to suddenly switch to school online in the middle of a school year. And, I know that looking down the pike at many more months of this can bring challenges of its own. We...
Resource [time sensitive]: Getting Your Kids to Play on Their Own
Working from home with kids is not the easiest. Especially if you haven’t spent years perfecting it! I came across this FREE resource and wanted to share it with you. It is a presentation and “how to” cheatsheet that will help you set up your young kids to play independently. Here it is. Not...
5 Instagram Accounts That Can Support Your Growth (and help detox your feed)
There are some great Instagram accounts out there that break down old ways of thinking and teach according to current concepts and findings in the psychology world. I love how these therapists, coaches and teachers are able to capture complex concepts and put them into digestible infographics or quotes. Following accounts like these are...
Resource: 2 minute Quick Coherence® Technique from the HeartMath Institute
This short technique is scientifically tested and proven to create well being physically and emotionally that we thought might be helpful to share in this moment. It’s a great thing to practice when you are going to transition activities, like from work to engage with you partner or child. It works well to start...
Resources For This Time We’ve Actually Tried and Like
There are a ton of resources going around and it is wonderful how many people want to offer support during this “Safer at Home” time as we do our part to flatten the curve. AND, all the resources are overwhelming. I don’t know about you, but I don’t have the time to sift through...
Community Resource: My Ed Therapist
You know when you are talking with someone and you can tell they are super passionate about what they do? That’s my experience of Stephanie Pitts, Educational Therapist and owner of My Ed Therapist in Redondo Beach, CA. I knew about educational therapy before I met Stephanie, but I was never as interested in...
Resource: The Empowered Family (teaching kids body safety, boundaries and consent)
I was having a conversation at the gym this morning with my running coach about how there has been a change in the last decade related to what people are looking for when they come to therapy. Of course, people contact us when they are in difficult situations. Naturally. AND, at an increasing rate,...
One Heart Therapists’ Top App Recommendations
We all use our phones for so many areas of our life, why not use it to support your emotional health and resilience? Here are our therapist’s current top recommendations: Mindfulness Everyone knows building mindfulness skills is essential to your emotional and mental health, just like you know exercising and good nutrition is essential...