Mental Health Parenting
In this four-part series, we discuss mental health diagnoses for children. In part three, the process of testing.
May 18, 2022
Mental Health Parenting
In this four-part series, we discuss mental health diagnoses for children. In part two, understanding when to test a child.
May 17, 2022
Mental Health Parenting
In this four-part series, we discuss mental health diagnoses for children. In part one, the stigma and fear that surround a mental health diagnosis.
May 16, 2022
Mental Health
Managing my mental health has been a journey and along the way I've gathered many tools to help. Read on to learn more about my mental health toolbox.
May 10, 2022
Mental Health Parenting
Here are four easy things we can teach kids to help them understand and manage their social emotional and mental health.
May 06, 2022
Mental Health
Many of us are feeling the financial pinch related to inflation, rising gas prices and more. While it's easy to feel like inflation is something out of our control, there are things we can do to manage our stress and anxiety, as well as our finances, to make it through the tough times.
Mar 28, 2022
Mental Health Strategies
After two years of uncertainty, mostly due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it feels time to start looking forward again. Let's start by doing this exercise to think about a little hope everyday.
Mar 23, 2022
Mental Health Parenting
Before having a conversation with kids about war, it is important to take care of your own emotions and mental health in order to make the conversations with kids successful.
Mar 02, 2022
Mental Health
The past few years have been incredibly overwhelming and scary for me, and while I am certainly not an expert in mental health and coping skills, I have found three things that work for me. Read on...
Mar 02, 2022
Mental Health
Dealing with negative emotions can be challenging, so for many of us, we'd rather ignore them. Let's take a look at why negative emotions are important and why it is important that we acknowledge and address them.
Feb 23, 2022
Relationships Mental Health
Friendships can be hard to build, and sometimes even harder to maintain. Here are three ingredients that can build and sustain lasting friendships.
Feb 15, 2022
Mental Health
In these dreary months of winter, how can we be intentional about seeking out joy? Try bringing more joy into your life with these joyful ideas.
Feb 02, 2022
Mental Health Trauma
When we are faced with stress, we are impacted in primarily two places – the brain and the body. Let's take a look at these three common stress responses, fight, flight and freeze, and how they show up in our brain and body.
Jan 26, 2022
Mental Health Covid Education
Who isn’t feeling overwhelmed these days? Here is just one tiny little trick that might help for those days when it all feels like too much.
Jan 20, 2022
Mental Health Covid Mental Health
Sometimes even basic self-care is too much when times are hard. So this week, let’s make it even simpler. Let’s focus on self-compassion.
Jan 13, 2022
Mental Health Parenting
How do we know when someone is experiencing a typical human experience – shyness, introversion – or when they may be suffering from clinical social anxiety? Let’s take a look.
Jan 03, 2022
Mental Health
Sing along with us as we find 12 ways to take care of ourselves this holiday season!
Dec 25, 2021
Mental Health
We don’t need another holiday checklist reminding us to make the most of this season. So instead, we’d like to offer you a very different kind of holiday checklist.
Dec 20, 2021
Education Mental Health
The winter break is approaching, and I’ve been feeling more stressed than excited. I decided to ask some friends and teachers how they plan to recharge and find joy over the break. Read their tips to make the most of your time off!
Dec 17, 2021
Mental Health
Ever felt conflicted about whether you should stick with something or walk away? We’ve come up with a handy flowchart to help!
Dec 10, 2021
Mental Health
Here are five quick things you can try if you’re having a rough day, a stressful encounter with another person, or just need a general pick-me-up.
Nov 11, 2021
Mental Health
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. In this post we discuss three important things you can do to honor your feelings on September 11th.
Sep 02, 2021
Mental Health
It often feels indulgent to treat myself with the compassion that I show others. I feel as though being hard on myself is the best way to better myself. In fact, research shows the opposite is true.
Jun 08, 2021
Mental Health Covid
Mourning is the task of processing the grief but how does someone mourn? How do we process grief?
Jun 02, 2021
Mental Health Covid
Many of us described our emotions in the last year as sadness, disappointment, fear, anger, pain, anxiety or numbness. But underneath all of these feelings is something we don’t often name. Grief.
May 28, 2021
Mental Health Covid
Grief is what we feel when we lose something. Mourning is the work we do to come out on the other side of the pain. Mourning is a task. It requires work. And it does not happen on its own.
May 28, 2021
Mental Health
Emotions are complicated, and being able to examine and name our feelings is an important step in being emotionally intelligent and taking care of our own mental health.
May 25, 2021
Mental Health Covid
If you want to know what type of self-care is going to be most effective and have the longest lasting results, let’s dive into the science.
May 21, 2021
Mental Health Activities Covid
Trauma self-care is the act of caring for yourself while also caring for others. But we can only do it with a plan. Follow this downloadable guide to help you take care of your mental health.
May 18, 2021
Trauma Covid Mental Health
Today we want to explore a very important topic for anyone who works with children: secondary trauma. Read through to learn more about secondary trauma and how it shows up.
May 13, 2021
Mental Health Activities Covid
Taking time to focus on your mental health can be a daunting task so we've got you covered with this free mental health workbook.
May 10, 2021
Mental Health
We all have an inner critic that pipes up at the most inconvenient times. Let's talk about why you should treat that inner critic as a frenemy.
May 06, 2021
Mental Health Covid
Take time to try out one or more of these strategies to build and strengthen your mental health and wellness. After all, the journey of strong mental health is made up of a million steps.
May 03, 2021
Mental Health Activities Covid Education
This free lesson plan, When I Feel..., introduces students to the concept of mental health and helps them explore ways to manage their mental health. It can be adapted for any elementary or middle school classroom.
Apr 28, 2021
Mental Health Education
Compassion fatigue is the cost of caring “too much”. It can occur as a result of helping, or wanting to help, those who are in need. But by identifying the signs early, teachers can be quick to respond in a resourceful way.
Apr 27, 2021
Mental Health
Celebrating the wins, not matter how big or small, is a great way to help manage your mental health. This post provides an activity to help you count the wins.
Apr 22, 2021
Mental Health Education
Burnout can drain you of your passion and enthusiasm for your job, or even for life in general. Burnout is kind of like a fire that is slowly extinguishing. Learn how to mitigate the risks of burnout and keep those flames ignited.
Apr 19, 2021
Mental Health
Sometimes you just need to be reminded that you are doing enough. So, consider this your reminder that, not matter what, you are doing enough.
Apr 15, 2021
Mental Health
Often when we feel like our mental health is not in the best place, we start looking for big things that could be causing us stress. When we aren't able to find a big issue that is causing the stress, it may be time to examine all of the small things because they could be adding up.
Apr 13, 2021
Covid Mental Health
In this Q&A, we discuss picking a therapist and determining if they're a fit.
Mar 17, 2021
Mental Health Covid
In this Q&A, we discuss how to begin the process of choosing the therapist who can best support you in your mental health journey.
Mar 15, 2021
Trauma Mental Health
What is the average amount of time between an early life traumatic event and the manifestation of symptoms? The answer might surprise you.
Mar 09, 2021
Mental Health
We face stressors every day and sometimes when we face multiple stressors, we can become overwhelmed. A helpful tool for managing stress is to ask, "Is this something I can control?"
Feb 15, 2021
Mental Health Covid Education
In order to help children reach their full potential, they must have adults who take care of their own mental health needs.
Feb 04, 2021
Mental Health Covid
Let’s take a look at the neurobiology of stress. What happens to your brain under stress?
Jan 20, 2021
Mental Health
Because social emotional health is the intersection of social emotional learning and mental health, we talk a lot about mental health. But, what is mental health and how does it fit into overall health?
Jan 18, 2021