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Children & Mental Health

Information on creating and managing mental health in children.

Caffeine & Anxiety: A poor partnership

2026-08-12T08:57:50-04:00

For many people, caffeine is part of the daily routine. A morning coffee, afternoon energy drink, or cup of tea can feel like a simple way to increase alertness and get through a busy day. But for people living with anxiety or other mental health challenges, caffeine may sometimes do more than provide [...]

Caffeine & Anxiety: A poor partnership2026-08-12T08:57:50-04:00

Cognitive Defusion: How to distance from your thoughts

2026-03-25T10:11:26-04:00

As we grow up, we are usually taught that our brains hold important information and our thoughts are sharing that helpful information with us. We are encouraged to think through every decision before taking action.  In addition, along the way, we learn to trust our thoughts to make the “right” choices for ourselves. [...]

Cognitive Defusion: How to distance from your thoughts2026-03-25T10:11:26-04:00

Bibliotherapy

2024-04-29T16:36:45-04:00

We all know that a healthy diet, exercise, time in nature, and proper sleep can improve our mental health and overall well-being, but did you know that reading can also have a positive effect on mood? I’m not talking about self-help books (though those can be great too!) but novels, fantasy, graphic storytelling, [...]

Bibliotherapy2024-04-29T16:36:45-04:00

Diagnosis..traits tendencies & trends

2022-05-24T18:22:50-04:00

Diagnosis..traits, tendencies & trends are often misconstrued. I have gotten a lot of questions recently from people questioning if they have a mental health diagnosis.  They indicate spending time looking on social media (Facebook, Tik Tok, etc.) where people are posting tools to assess or provide personal experiences they can relate to as [...]

Diagnosis..traits tendencies & trends2022-05-24T18:22:50-04:00

Expressive Arts Can Lead to Healing

2024-04-23T14:37:19-04:00

Sometimes we may not have access to the right words to verbalize what we are going through. For instance, sometimes words just aren’t enough to express our emotions or process difficult situations. Therefore, we may need a way to slow down enough to talk about our feelings. Expressive arts can lead to healing [...]

Expressive Arts Can Lead to Healing2024-04-23T14:37:19-04:00
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