New Year, Same Me? How radical self-acceptance can change your relationship with food
Guest post by Codie Suratt, MA, LPC, LMT Not Another Diet-Focused Blog Post The last thing I wanted to do when sitting down to write this was to focus on our never-ending obsession with weight. But let’s be honest, it’s a focus. And a big one. Especially at this time of year. The “new year, […]
Can Anxiety Make You Sick?
One way depression and anxiety are so frustrating is how they affect the whole body. But can depression and anxiety make you sick? No two experiences of depression are the same. But it’s common to feel lethargic, fatigued, agitated, tearful, in pain, not hungry or insatiable, and headachey, in addition to feeling down. Similarly, […]
Mindfulness Activities for Kids
Guest post by Rebecca Muir Late one night some time ago, my son was engaged with me in an epic battle to avoid going to bed. Every excuse and delay tactic he could throw my way got tossed. Eventually, he settled hard on the old “monsters” routine, and we were at a standoff. I was […]
Mindfulness Exercises for Depression
When you get stuck in a mental rut, negative thoughts can bombard you one after another. This type of constant negative thinking fuels bad moods, spreads to all areas of the mind, and locks you into a perpetual state of hopelessness. While everyone succumbs to hopeless thoughts on occasion, the difference if you are depressed […]
Resilience is the Key to Raising Kids That Can Cope
Guest blog post by Codie Surratt, MA, LPC, LMT This past year has been one for the books. Like all the books – the record books, the medical journals, the how-to-survive-a-pandemic-while-raising-kids-without-losing-your-mind books! One thing we know for sure from the last year is that those who could pivot despite uncertainty fared better. Pivoting helped ease […]