Understanding worry, fear, and anxiety problems and learning what to do about them.
Back-to-school 2020 is a hot topic that has caused a great debate and division on every online platform. This passion is incised because we care so deeply about our children’s mental and physical wellbeing.
Back-to-School: Creating Emotional Resilience during COVID-19 Read More »
There is a growing problem in the world today. Our young people are feeling out of control, unworthy and powerless. This causes so many problems for them and for our culture as a whole. Here is what teens say they are up against: That’s why I wrote Anxiety…I’m So Done with You! To empower teens
Empower Teens! Heal Teen Anxiety with my New Book: “Anxiety…I’m So Done with You!” Read More »
Are you feeling all COVID worries right now? Having trouble consistently keeping it together? Feeling okay and calm one minute while you laugh at what someone gets up to in their free time, only to lose your shizzle the next moment because you dripped peanut butter on your sock? (The ones that you finally changed
Do you ever feel burnout? Sometimes I just can’t face more computer work! My mind is on overdrive trying to get it all done. The list is never-ending. More requests coming in. Each task taking way longer than it ought to. My back hurts from being stationary and hunched over my laptop. People are suffering
Overcome Burnout With These Two Actions That You Need to Take Right Now Read More »
You have a good heart; you want to be a good friend, parent, teacher, counselor. I know because people who didn’t care about being helpful to the people they love wouldn’t be reading this blog post. Before I share the ways to be a good friend and a good parent, you should know that the
How to Be a Good Friend, How to Be a Good Parent: Don’t Make These Mistakes! Read More »
When you want to know the things kids need to be happy, you have to first look at what makes them unhappy. When I gathered a teen focus group to help me come up with a title for my upcoming workbook for young people, this is what they listed as the major problems they were
4 Things Kids Need To Be Happy – Improve the Mental Health of Your Teen Read More »
Since my recent TEDxWilmington talk was only 10 minutes, I wrote a few blogs to cover what I didn’t get to share in it. Today, I am expanding on kids’ resistance and complaining when asked to do chores because that shizzle is real! You can check out some of my other TEDx blogs here: Dealing
#1 Reason Why Kids Complain – How resistance breeds anxiety Read More »
Kids hate chores. Of course, they do. I don’t prefer doing them much, either! I’d rather relax and do fun activities with my friends. Luckily, because of my life experience, I’m able to see the long-term and short-term benefits of chores that young people usually haven’t learned yet. This helps me do them because it
How to get your kids to do chores and why it is important Read More »