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We all feel worried and anxious at one point or another. You know those butterflies that flutter around in your stomach before giving a presentation in school? Or the lump in your throat on the first day of school when everyone’s introducing yourself and it’s almost your turn? That’s anxiety trying to RUIN YOUR DAY.…

You are unrepeatable. There is a magic about you that is all your own. –D.M. Dellinger If you’re anything like me (and every other human being on the planet) odds are you have gone through a period where you felt like the opposite of magic, times where you felt very unlikable, lonely, or just like…

  We see and hear about self-care all over social media nowadays. Whether it’s someone with freshly manicured nails, getting her hair blown out, having a spa day, or impulse buying that expensive dress they’ve been eyeing and adding a #selfcare to the post. To most, self-care is a way of justifying acts that they…

Anxiety comes in many different forms and it shows itself differently as we age. The younger your child is the more physical symptoms you might notice them having and the more snuggles or hugs they say they need to make them feel better. As your child gets older anxiety can start mimicking what we think…

Shortly after my last post about how to help your child successfully manage screen time, I came across another therapist’s blog that I felt really put my screen usage into perspective!  Sometimes, it’s not just about decreasing time spent on social media, and more about increasing our awareness of what’s going on for us during our…

Spring break is now behind us, and summer is swiftly approaching. One of the things you might have noticed over the last break is how much your child was using screens! You might have caught yourself saying something about how when you were little you’d be outside 24/7 and would only come inside for dinnertime.…