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Dump Your New Year’s Resolutions and Do This Instead
How many times have you made a New Year’s Resolution (or many) only to lose steam a month or two later and feel completely defeated by spring? I’ll raise my hand to that! Resolutions are nothing more than hopes unfulfilled unless you put real behavior-change...
A holistic approach for depression and anxiety in teens
In the midst of the pandemic, we have seen a rise in depression, anxiety and suicide in adolescents, particularly females. One recent meta-analysis concluded that after the first year of the pandemic, “1 in 4 youth globally were experiencing clinically elevated...
Halloween TRICKS and TREAT for Parenting Teens
For some families, Halloween is tricky, for others, it’s a real treat. If you’re anything like me, it’s a little of both. I love a good opportunity to dress up and be creative. I made many children’s costumes growing up so the opportunity to step into a character is...
The Resilient Family Part 4: The Soul of Resilience
ident In this four-part series on resilience, we’ve discussed this in the body and immune system, the mind and nervous system, and our relationships. The fourth and final aspect is our soul, spirit and values. Our soul is the unique essence of who we...
The Resilient Family Part 3: Fortifying the Heart and Relationships
The Resilient Family Part 3: Fortifying Your Heart and Relationships In Part 1 and 2 of the Resilient Family Blog series, we went deep into physical and mental health. In many ways these areas are personal, internal and focused on the individual. ...
The Resilient Family Part 2: Fortification of the Mind and Nervous System through Self-Care
In this four-part blog series, I outline some foundational principles of fortification for the body, mind, relationships and spirit. In Part 1, I discussed the important ways to support our metabolic and immune health. Some of those same principles apply to...
The Resilient Family Part 1: Immune and Metabolic Health Beyond the Pandemic
As of today, there have been 30.24 million cases of the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, in the United States, with 548,000 deaths. A recent study found that 63% of COVID-19 hospitalizations (and many of those deaths) could have been prevented if our society had better...
Interview Highlights with Club Xcite on Immune Health for Back to School (and Work)
I was recently invited to do an interview with Club Xcite and their director Jocelyn Burke MA Ed, to share tips on supporting immune health while families are preparing to head back to school. You can watch the video of our time together here, or read the highlights...
Building Roots and Wings for Young Adults: Creating Meaningful Rites of Passage for Young Adults
Parents of teens and pre-teens, I know you didn’t sign up for what 2020 has brought for you and your family. It is definitely one for the history books. Cancelled proms, parties and trips. Drive through graduations. Uncertain and false starts for the fall… Hopes and...
Leaving the Nest: How to Prepare for Teens Heading to College
It’s inevitable; children do grow up. You can’t imagine what they will be like when they are wee ones in your arms. And you can’t possibly imagine what they will still need to embark on their own until just before they take that leap. My stepson entered my life...