The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Family page has lots of resources for families coping with both mental illness or substance use disorders including two talk guides with tips on communicating and supporting family members. Resources for Families Coping with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: https://www.samhsa.gov/families
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Has your child ever said to you that they feel like their muscles feel tight or their body is stiff whenever they are feeling stressed and anxious? Try the Noodle Caboodle! The Noodle Caboodle is a child-friendly progressive muscle relaxation technique that helps relax the physical tightness of your muscles whenever you feel tense and…
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September is National Suicide Prevention Month and this month, we are raising awareness of suicide prevention by sharing information and resources from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s #BeThe1To campaign. If you have been following us since the beginning of our cultivate journey, you may be familiar with the campaign already. Throughout the month, we will…
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Those of us forming new telecommuting habits may be experiencing difficulty setting boundaries between home and work life. For example, many of us who have jobs kind enough to be flexible with our needs (ex. balancing work schedules and new home-schooling duties), may feel we need to reciprocate by letting some of the work day…
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Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., and Helen LeKelly Hunt, Ph.D., are the creators of Imago Therapy. Dr. Hendrix was a frequent guest on Oprah, and as a couple they conducted a Google Talk on safe conversations. Recently, they put out a tip sheet for how to have healthy and safe relationships during the Corona Virus.
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Uncertainty often breeds doubt and negative thinking. These are certainly uncertain times. Think about how great it would feel if someone pointed out something that you were doing well in facing this uncertainty! Take a moment to compliment yourself on something that you did this week. Then let’s think about how we can do this…
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Harville and Helen are co-creators of the Imago Therapy for relationships. Harville has been featured on Oprah many times since the 1980s. They say that the number one thing that makes relationships difficult is difference and the way we react to and feel threatened by difference. This, of course, isn’t just true for romantic couples,…
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Whether your child was already dealing with the effects of trauma long before the pandemic, your child is experiencing trauma related to sheltering at home, of you’re just concerned about what may come up this school year, it is helpful to understand the key principles of providing a trauma-informed environment: Predictability, Flexibility, Connection, and Empowerment.…
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During a meltdown or tantrum, the rational part of the brain is not in the driver’s seat. So it’s no surprise that the behavior we observe appears to be so irrational. When a child experiences extreme fear or anger, the reptilian/survival part of the brain takes over. Sometimes our instinct is to reason with someone…
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No matter how old you are, we are all doing it. We get on our phones to check Facebook or our news sites and we just keep scrolling though each post, reading each article until we realized a couple of hours has passed. There is a term for this and it’s called “doomscrolling” and our…
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