Tag: anxiety
Supporting Function in the Anxious Child
Anxiety tends to stink, for the most part. There are times when being anxious can be useful, such as when you’re in fight-or-flight mode...
Shifting Perspectives and Rethinking Anxiety
Anxiety is a widespread and yet very debilitating phenomenon. There are two key ways of re-framing perspective (that is, a different way to approach...
Pressure and the Anxious Child: A General Guide for Emotional Support
Enter the mind of an anxious child, and you step into a storm.
Thoughts are a constant swirl that instantaneously runs through a thousand catastrophic...
Anxiety After the Incident: When Mom Needs to Acknowledge She’s Not...
Even if you were fortunate enough to never experience true, debilitating anxiety before having children, I'm sure you’ve realized by now that motherhood comes...
Ask Me if I’m Anxious
Ask me if I'm anxious...
Apparently, most of us from all different age groups will respond yes to this question at some point in our...
A 20-Second Hug
We are only a few weeks back to school, and I’m already overwhelmed. Work is piling up, my house is a mess, the laundry...
Postpartum Depression on the Small Screen
As a survivor of postpartum depression, I’m always curious when I hear that a television show will have a storyline about the illness. A...
From Crazy to Calm
We will never achieve true vitality if we can’t control our stress and anxiety.
I learned this the hard way, after becoming a mom...
7 Ways I Have Kept My Sanity
Maybe you are like me, and this social distancing is driving you batty. You are busier than ever, wearing more hats than ever, and...
What Happened to My Hands?
You can look at someone’s face and understand what they’ve been through. You can look into their eyes and know how they’re feeling. Hands...










