Mental Health
Mom’s Blog Contribution: Creating Space For Different Opinions
The teen years are a time when, developmentally, we challenge social and organizational constructs (and often our parents) in an effort to gain independence. Teens often try on many different hats, expressing strong opinions about topics (even if you feel they have little life experience to understand their deeply felt views). Our current environment is…
Read MoreFriday Five: Celebrating Diversity
Research shows that when people are chronically treated differently, unfairly, or badly, it can have long term effects ranging from low self-esteem to increased risk for developing stress-related disorders like anxiety and depression. Elevate Counseling is committed to delving into hard or uncomfortable conversations (after all, that’s often what therapy is about!). And because allyship and…
Read MoreMom’s Blog Contribution: Are You An Over-Apologizer?
The other day I met a friend for lunch. She was running about 15 minutes behind schedule. When she arrived, she immediately apologized for her tardiness (due to traffic, and still within what most would consider acceptable limits). “No big deal,” I responded. Through the course of the meal, I noticed, that she also issued…
Read MoreMom’s Blog Contribution: Is Your Teen Putting You On An Emotional Rollercoaster?
Even the mellowest of teens are riding the waves of brain and hormone changes involved during the adolescent years. This month on the North Phoenix Moms Blog, I share what, exactly, is going on with our teen’s decision-making process, and how we, as parents can support them so that both they and you are more likely to…
Read MoreGuest Podcast: Understanding Anxiety & Stress
I can’t think of a more appropriate time to spread the word about understanding the impact of stress and anxiety than the current moment of 2020. But even before the global pandemic, 40% of adults reported that they were more stressed than the year before and roughly 18% of adult Americans struggle with anxiety (Anxiety…
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