3 reasons why your teen needs more free time Free time for kids and teenagers is decreasing, while organized activity and school related...

You've been planning for it since the weather started getting warmer. You've been looking forward to spending time as a family, to...

Positive parenting and strong family connections don't happen by accident. Connected families have people who take on responsibility for...

3 ways to change your parenting in the teen years What you don’t find in parenting teen books Teenagers are some of my favorite people....

Sometimes all we need is a little push out the door. We don't need to go sky diving or spend thousands on travel. We just got a little...

Is watching YouTube okay for your kids? From this therapist's perspective - (you're going to hate me) - It Depends. It's hour 3. Your kid...

As a therapist working with parents and their kids - I am frequently asked for my favorite resources! I decided to put them together in a...

Flow theory, coined by Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi is probably my very favorite theory of all time.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ We call it flow, "being...

Me again, with another Life Lesson I Learned From A Quilt.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ This is a type of quilting called Cathedral Windows. You...

So there's one moment in Encanto that stands out to me and NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT. I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist who...

If the Madrigals, from the movie Encanto, came to therapy... If Isabelle were my client, I would be getting the collage materials out...

One of the things parents talk to me about the most is what to do to help their kids through their big, big feelings. No matter how old...

I just asked my 4-year-old daughter what advice she had for mommies and daddies on how to be better mommies and daddies. Her suggestion...

Ahhh teenagers. Scaring their parents since the dawn of time. So much crap exists in the mainstream media world about how awful the...

"I just feel like crying all the time" "I was waiting and waiting for school to start to get back to my work, but it's not going to last...

I put together a little somethin' somethin' for you parents out there! Growth mindset has been a keyword that is buzzing round the...

Hiya. Your friendly neighborhood therapist has ADHD, two businesses, a spouse, three kids, 6 animals, a house and garden, and a LOT of...

Our emotions are information. I often ask clients to tell me what the good thing about anxiety and depression are -- a question that is...

I just left a zoom meeting with some amazing Mom Owned Business Owners where I spoke about the benefits of play - for adults and for our...

I just launched a new online parenting group, called Connect with Courage. That also happens to be the name of my almost-published book....