I am so excited AND grateful. Yes, I actively practice gratitude daily, so while this is nothing new, it’s important to remind myself of just how grateful I am. And here we are, 3rd year in a row, where I am asked to be a part of the Tapping World Summit. If you don’t know […]
4 Mental Health Exercises for your Post-Inauguration Workout
Let’s be real. We have been traumatized. For the last four years, we’ve been living with an abuser and his enablers. So now that we’ve gotten to a space of safety and change, first (in the words of Ma$e and P. Diddy) it’s important to: Breathe. Stretch. Shake out everything that you’ve been holding in […]
A Look Back At 2020: Reflections on Change
I keep seeing people talking about leaving 2020 behind as if it didn’t happen. And while I partially agree with that sentiment, if it is true that hindsight is 2020, wouldn’t we want to keep it in our memories so that we can learn and grow from it? Aren’t there lessons we’ve learned from and […]
The Time is Now for a New Game
I used to play games with kids in the therapy room. And yes, it was fun…sometimes. Until they switched the rules up on me mid-game. That’s right. No warning, no heads up. They just decided that they didn’t like the way the game was going, so “voila!” Just change the rules. Because, you know; that […]
The psychology of separating children from their parents
We as mental health clinicians are mandated reporters. That means we must report when someone or something is unsafe for a client, and most importantly, a child. So I have a duty to warn. My duty in this case is to warn against the atrocities that are occurring in this country right now. There […]