Mental Health Resources
Game Plans & Instant Replays
Before a team takes the field, the coach usually gives a pre-game speech. The pre-game speech is meant to fire up the team before the big game. The pre-game speech might also include a run through about what to expect during the game, how to handle certain plays from the opposing team and what the […]
This Too Shall Pass…
The first time I ever heard this phrase was my sophomore year in high school. It was written on a note and clipped to a stack of late work I needed to complete for Mrs. Thompson, my English teacher. That’s all the note said, “This too shall pass,” in her very teachery, cursive handwriting.
What Does ADHD Look Like? In My Family, It Depends on Who You Ask.
ADDitude Magazine – Guest Blog
"ADHD isn’t a cookie-cutter condition. No two people face the same challenges. Some common threads weave through individuals’ symptoms, but the presentation is always unique. Understanding this truth is key to bringing patience and empathy to our relationships and helping our loved ones with ADHD thrive."
Stop Shaming Your Child for Behavioral Symptoms of ADHD.
ADDitude Magazine – Guest Blog "Differentiating ADHD behavioral symptoms from bad behavior will allow your child to accept their diagnosis without shame. If we only offer them meaningless consequences to their deficits, we lose the opportunity to assist them in successfully managing a life-long disorder."
Living in the Gray
We crave certainty. We like predictability. We strive for control by putting people and issues into two categories: good or bad, right or wrong, moral or amoral, beautiful or ugly, yes or no, black or white. It’s seems so easy to manage our life this way; just pick between two choices.
There’s No Such Thing as a Resiliency Fairy
Unfortunately, it seems some parents believe resilience is magically acquired and will arrive in the mail about the same time as a high school diploma. Or maybe they think it’s part of the normal developmental process, like puberty, and it just shows up automatically at the age of 18.
