by Caitlyn Nyhuis | published Nov 14, 2023 | Children, Communication, Families, Mindfulness, Parenting
It’s fall time and we are all getting back into the swing of things. Children are back in school, we get busy with fall sports, extracurricular activities, and work schedules can feel overwhelming and hectic. When our children are tired and more exposed to social...
by Kahlin Kelly | published Jul 26, 2023 | Anxiety, Children, Depression, Mental Health, Parenting
What is adolescence? The period of growth and development between childhood and adulthood that occurs between ages 13 and 19, although both the physical and psychological changes that take place often start even earlier, between ages 9 and 12. Adolescence can be a...
by Sally Verstraete | published Nov 28, 2022 | Children, Families, Parenting
November is National Adoption Awareness Month (NAAM). But for adoptees, it’s become National Adoptee Awareness Month. The name change by adoptees is part of their efforts to have a voice in discussions about adoption, rather than having parents and adoption agencies...
by Kelly Boprie | published Jan 29, 2021 | Parenting, Stress Management
Life gets busy, and gets busy fast. Between work, carting kids to and from school and their activities, errand running, church, volunteering, the schedule gets packed, and gets packed fast. Even think about when someone you run into or say hello to asks you how you...
by Dave Thornsen, PsyD | published May 10, 2020 | Children, Families, Parenting
Sometimes we think that a big part of what happens in therapy involves criticizing the mother of the patient. Actually as a profession, therapists probably have a greater sense of the importance of mothers than almost any other group. D.W. Winnicott helped us...
by Rachel Duhon | published Feb 27, 2020 | Couples, Infidelity, Parenting
After writing about the initial crisis period of an affair, it was clear to me that a follow-up article was necessary. I have to confess, though, that it has been a challenge to write. There’s so much complexity and uniqueness to every relationship, so much to fill in...
by Kerry Prior | published Feb 11, 2020 | Couples, Parenting, Sexuality
Divorce is scary and difficult for most people. Entering into the scary abyss of the legal and emotional turmoil of divorce triggers so many emotions. Pain, fear, grief, anger, sadness, guilt, and even relief are normal feelings. It’s important to know that most...
by Ellen Fix | published Jan 30, 2020 | Children, Communication, Parenting
On December 31, 2000, my 12-year-old yelled, “you and dad are soooo ill prepared to raise kids in the new millennium”. She was right; although she did not appreciate our laughter at the topic. These “Rules of Engagement” work as well today as they did twenty years...
by Kerry Prior | published Dec 17, 2019 | Couples, Families, Parenting
In the hustle and bustle of the holidays we are wrapped up in what they call, the “gift of giving”. Black Friday shopping, doorbuster sales, and the need to find the perfect gift leaves many of us feeling pressured and stressed. My clients and myself feel the...
