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Therapist Recommended Anxiety and Depression Books

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Trying to manage anxiety and depression on your own can feel daunting and near impossible. Anxiety and depression books are an excellent tool to learn more about what you’re feeling and to teach you tools and techniques to combat it. Here are some of our favorite books to get you started. Therapist Recommended Depression Books […]

How Parenting Styles Affect Child Development

Guest blog post by Stephanie Gutzmer, AuD, ABAC, C-IAYT As a parent, how you interact with and discipline your child will influence the rest of your child’s life. Recognizing whether your style is supporting your child’s health, growth, and development can help guide you to becoming the parent you would like to be. Keep reading […]

Transgenerational Trauma: Healing the Legacy of Trauma

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Guest blog post by Stephanie Caballero Novak LCSW, CRSS When you think of your legacy, you probably imagine leaving some contribution, being remembered for an achievement, or providing an inheritance to specific family members. But you might leave another legacy – through trauma. Sometimes family wounds can be so ingrained that they are passed down from […]

How Childhood Trauma Affects Parenting Styles

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It would be nice if things that happened in the past stayed in the past. However, with unresolved childhood trauma, it tends to linger into your adulthood, including into your parenting style. But it doesn’t mean you are destined to traumatize your child or become retraumatized yourself. Here’s how childhood trauma affects parenting styles and […]

My Child is Depressed! What Can I Do?

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Guest blog post by Sally Curran, BA Kids change quickly as a natural part of their development processes, and as they go through various phases, it can be challenging to know what’s normal and what might require a bit of help. As parents, it’s chief among our responsibilities to guide them and help them discern […]