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Your Kid is Off to College. What Now?

Tuesday, August 16, 2022 - 12:35

Wherever you and your kid fall on the continuum of "I hope you never leave" to "I can't wait until you move out," your child's sudden absence is likely to stir up some stuff. I am a parent and a psychologist. I went to school longer than I needed to and spent the last 20-plus years working with college students. Here's what I've learned about how to handle this change.

How I Learned to Stop Avoiding Life

Tuesday, May 10, 2022 - 15:18

This blog was originally posted on Ten Percent Happier on April 22, 2022 and is reprinted here with permission

How to Protect Your Family from Horrific News Images – and Still Stay Informed

Thursday, May 5, 2022 - 18:05

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a bitter reminder that there is no end to the horrific suffering that humans are sometimes willing to inflict on others.

How Black Women are Harnessing the Power of Racial Identity in the Face of Racism

Friday, March 11, 2022 - 11:43

Our growing understanding of the relationship between racism and health has enormous implications broadly and in relation to minoritized women. Black and Brown womanhood often results in the exposure to multiple oppressive and traumatic experiences uniquely dependent on the intersection among racism, sexism, and violence.

What Parents Can Do to Help Young Children and Teens Deal with Stress and Anxiety, and Other Negative Feelings

James Cowart PhD Parents and Children and Anxiety and Stress

Tuesday, February 8, 2022 - 12:27

Feelings of stress and anxiety are a normal fact of life for both adults and children. This reality, while unpleasant, is best dealt with by learning how to cope with stress and anxiety rather than denying or catastrophizing its existence.

Self-Compassion: The Art of Tending to Your Struggles with Loving-kindness Instead of Self-criticism

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 - 11:19

There are many ways in which you can practice self-compassion. Learn more in this blog and webinar series by ADAA Member Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT.

How to Build Resilient Health Care Teams

Friday, September 10, 2021 - 15:42

The current pandemic has unleashed unique stressors on our health care community. While many medical and mental health care workers have responded with resilience, our health care workforce is not immune to the trauma and suffering they face.

How to Build Resilient Health Care Teams

Friday, September 10, 2021 - 13:53

Coping with Disasters and Traumatic Events

Kathariya Mokrue, PhD

Sunday, January 10, 2021 - 15:27

Emotional responses of witnessing and experiencing disasters, mass violence, and traumatic events can vary from person to person.

3 Ways to Help Kids Manage Emotions During Covid

Elisa Nebolsine, LCSW

Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - 12:44

The virus has upended the world as we know it, and kids are struggling. Kids were not meant to live this way. None of us were meant to live this way, but as a child therapist, I have a specia

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