Category: Classic Blog

• March 16, 2020

  Some Resource Links / Things Available during COVID 19 watch

  I am reaching out regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) and passing along some resources I have compiled, with help from other therapists in my online communities.  I hope it’s helpful for this time of uncertainty and while some of you have had changes to your work and home schedule, as schools have closed.  Here are some…

• February 11, 2020

  Helping Your Teen Get More Sleep

  California governor, Gavin Newsom, recently signed a bill into law that will restrict California high schools from starting before 8:30am and California middle schools before 8:00am. While I am aware that there are mixed feelings about this new law -which will be rolled out by the year 2022 – I thought it good timing to…

• November 19, 2019

  What To Expect When Your Teen Is Applying To College

  If you’re the parent of a teenager who is or will be applying to four year colleges, then you are in the right place/ this is the blog for you!  Parents, if you went to college right out of high school, sooo much has changed in the application and acceptance processes since that time. I’ll…

• October 8, 2019

  How a Practice of Gratitude Can Increase Your Happiness

  I was recently listening to a podcast wherein the person being interviewed was a researcher on happiness.  The research shows that about 50% of one’s capacity for happiness is genetic, 10% is based on one’s life circumstances, and 40% is the wiggle room area wherein one’s personal habits come in to play.  It really got…

• May 22, 2019

  DIY Self-Care for Depression

  I recently read an article from Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way Foundation” (an organization she created to address mental health and wellness in younger generations) and a take away was that in this connected world it’s more likely that a teenager may be more likely to reach out to a friend versus their parent or…