How to Help Someone With Drug Addiction
We all have our guilty pleasures. For some it’s using a drug to find a pleasant high. However, what do you do when someone you love slips from occasional use to addiction? It can become an ugly struggle quickly, negatively affecting relationships and health. When you love someone, it’s only natural to want to help. […]
How to Release Trauma Trapped in the Body
Guest blog post by Martha (Marty) Dennen MA, LCPC, SEP When you are really stressed or anxious, you feel it through sensations in the body. That is because the experience of stress, particularly traumatic stress, can trigger active survival responses of fight, flight, or freeze. When your body can’t activate or complete these responses, those […]
9 Ways to Help Your Child with Anxiety When Feeling Socially Isolated
Guest blog post by Stephanie Gutzmer, AuD, C-IAYT One of the effects of widespread quarantine and stay-at-home orders during this pandemic has been that everyone now understands the harmful toll that isolation can take. Unfortunately, our children experience the effects of isolation, as well. Just like you, they need support and guidance to get through […]
Suffered A Loss? Here’s Why You Should Consider Yoga For Grief Relief
Guest blog by Marina Lisjonok, MSW, E-CYT, RRT Grief is an experience that hits us all multiple times throughout our lives. Yet the grief experience is different for everyone. It affects us both emotionally and physically. This is why you should consider yoga for grief relief. My Personal Experience with Yoga for Grief Relief When […]
5 Mindfulness Exercises for Your Anxious Child
Guest blog post by Codie Surratt, MA, LPC, LMT I started writing this blog post before Covid19 hit as a simple guide to help your child through some of their anxious moments. Now it seems more pressing than ever that parents have a guide to refer to with exercises for your anxious child. Signs of […]