By now, you may have read about the United States surgeon general who last week declared there to be a “devastating” youth mental health crisis. In October, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Children’s Hospital Association joined forces to declare “a national emergency” in youth mental […]

By now we have all heard the labels attached to overparenting (helicopter parent, snowplow parent, bulldozer parent, etc.) and intellectually, we know that there are longer-term consequences for our kids if we parent this way. But just because we know it, it doesn’t mean that it is easy to change our behavior. Why is this? […]

Change and uncertainty always feel hard, and dealing with them has not gotten much easier with age. As we all try to navigate the difficulty of this global pandemic, I’ve had a lot of practice stretching my flexibility muscle. Interestingly, as a child playing sports and dancing, body flexibility was one thing that could be […]

Why are there SO many credentials that go after the names of mental health professionals? I’ll admit that sometimes even I get confused. First off, please know that I believe that the actual credentials are not as important as fit and experience. So that’s where I would start, but I get asked this a lot […]

Earlier this week an interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry was aired on television. Admittedly, I have never been particularly interested in the life of the Royals. But as the interview was playing in the next room while I was making school lunches in the kitchen, there were two moments that really stood out […]