Navigating The Summer Before College
May 1, 2024
If your daughter is heading to college next fall, you’re probably in the same place I was last year. It was my daughter’s last summer before college.
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I Went Off My Medication…and I’m Not Doing Well
October 10, 2023
I finally went off my medication after months of wanting to wean. I have longed to be free from the medication, but I don’t know if I can make it.
Food Might Be My Son’s Kryptonite
June 10, 2023
Even with sensory processing disorder, my son is mostly a typically weird and weirdly typical kid. Except for food. It might be his kryptonite.
Get to Calm (And to Sleep) Fast
June 1, 2021
You know that feeling when you wake up like a shot, mind alert, heart pounding? It’s anxiety.
Feeling Safe is the End Game
August 24, 2020
An anxious child worries about everything—but you don’t necessarily know that. But as a mom, it’s your job to make sure that your child is feeling safe…
7 Great Ways For Your Teen to Relieve Stress
June 8, 2020
Anxiety, stress, and depression are normal and valid feelings in today’s landscape. How can we help our teens to reduce stress and conflict?
My Baby is a Worrier: She Gets it From Me
April 10, 2020
I’ve spent an enormous amount of mental energy forging routes around fear; taking
Parenting Through Anxiety
July 5, 2019
Summer sports, camps, trips, boredom, and crafts take over my world, space, and mind. I find myself spinning in circles some days.
I’ll Never Be Invited to a Neighborhood Party Again
November 30, 2018
I have anxiety about partying with folks I don’t know well, so when the invitation to the neighborhood party came, my anxiety (and awkwardness) came out.
If You’re Terrified, Do It Anyway!
October 31, 2018
I’m terrified. Those words have passed my lips in regards to getting on a plane, working with people I’ve never met, walking to my car in the dark…
Curiosity or Anxiety?
April 23, 2018
My daughter needed to know what’s happening, when. Change of plans agitated her; then she’d wonder what if it doesn’t go as planned? What if something goes wrong? Or if plans did change—why? What was wrong?
Navigating The Summer Before College
May 1, 2024
If your daughter is heading to college next fall, you’re probably in the same place I was last year. It was my daughter’s last summer before college.
I Went Off My Medication…and I’m Not Doing Well
October 10, 2023
I finally went off my medication after months of wanting to wean. I have longed to be free from the medication, but I don’t know if I can make it.
Food Might Be My Son’s Kryptonite
June 10, 2023
Even with sensory processing disorder, my son is mostly a typically weird and weirdly typical kid. Except for food. It might be his kryptonite.
Get to Calm (And to Sleep) Fast
June 1, 2021
You know that feeling when you wake up like a shot, mind alert, heart pounding? It’s anxiety.
Feeling Safe is the End Game
August 24, 2020
An anxious child worries about everything—but you don’t necessarily know that. But as a mom, it’s your job to make sure that your child is feeling safe…
7 Great Ways For Your Teen to Relieve Stress
June 8, 2020
Anxiety, stress, and depression are normal and valid feelings in today’s landscape. How can we help our teens to reduce stress and conflict?
My Baby is a Worrier: She Gets it From Me
April 10, 2020
I’ve spent an enormous amount of mental energy forging routes around fear; taking
Parenting Through Anxiety
July 5, 2019
Summer sports, camps, trips, boredom, and crafts take over my world, space, and mind. I find myself spinning in circles some days.
I’ll Never Be Invited to a Neighborhood Party Again
November 30, 2018
I have anxiety about partying with folks I don’t know well, so when the invitation to the neighborhood party came, my anxiety (and awkwardness) came out.
If You’re Terrified, Do It Anyway!
October 31, 2018
I’m terrified. Those words have passed my lips in regards to getting on a plane, working with people I’ve never met, walking to my car in the dark…
Curiosity or Anxiety?
April 23, 2018
My daughter needed to know what’s happening, when. Change of plans agitated her; then she’d wonder what if it doesn’t go as planned? What if something goes wrong? Or if plans did change—why? What was wrong?
