For many families, schedules start to get busier this time of year. Not only is school starting back up, but so are all of the extracurricular activities that come along with it. Between football practice, piano lessons, AP exams and parents’ increased work schedules, the coming of the school year often means less quality time spent together for many families.
Cultivating Connection in Your Family
Take time to explore which family bonding activity works best for your family and notice how making space for family time can impact your feelings of connectedness.
Stress, Self-Care, & Your Kids
Practicing self care as a family supports the relational bond and is a constructive way to model healthy and effective skills to manage future stressors.
Let’s Get Outside!
Playing outside can help stimulate cognitive functioning, foster resilience, release endorphins, and increase an appreciation for nature.
Resilience – Ways to Cultivate It
There are thought patterns and behaviors that one can adopt to help cultivate resilience. We are talking through 5 of them!
3 Steps Towards Creating Space for your Emotions
So, how do we begin to let ourselves slowly open up and share with others the emotions that have been hidden for so long?
The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives.
The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives. We can get into cycles that are extremely challenging to see.
Which Box Do I Check? A Perspective from Someone Who is Multi-Ethnic
Here are a few helpful tips for people who have biracial or multiethnic friends and want to be sensitive to the struggles their friends face.
Pets and Mental Health
If you are a pet owner or are considering pet ownership, here are five reasons why pets are good for your mental health!
Museums are Raising Mental Health Awareness
Creativity can be a powerful tool for mental health. Visiting a museum is a popular way for people to interact with the arts.
