Tag: mental health

Is Your Parenting Affected By Trauma Response?

Did you know that our trauma response type can impact the way we parent our children? Trauma has been a huge topic in mental health...

Rhythms Not Resolutions: A Gentler Approach to Change

Hey mama, if you set a New Year's Resolution for 2023 and are feeling discouraged, I invite you to join me. If you skipped...

4 Reasons to Consider Seeing a Mental Health Therapist

When I started my Masters Program in Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling, I was encouraged to go to therapy. They also encouraged working...

Let’s Talk About Bruno and Break Through Generational Trauma

If you're a parent of young children, you have probably seen Disney's new movie Encanto about 3,026 times by now. It's safe to say...

The Internet Makes Me Lose My Mind :: Worry In the...

Worry. The monster bared its teeth now and again as I grew up. The claws came out when I got married. And it finally reared...

Telehealth Counseling: All Your Questions Answered

There’s no rule book for how to parent and take care of your family in a global pandemic. As moms, it has always been...

How to Stay Sane during COVID-19 :: Taking Care of Your...

As you know by now, New Mexico has cracked down on COVID-19 prevention. Albuquerque Public Schools are closed for three weeks, public events are...

Fear Is Contagious, But So Are Peace, Kindness, & Gratitude

If you wake-up one morning and think, “I’d like to take my three small children to Smith’s in the middle of a global pandemic,”...

You Do Not Deserve To Be Happy

::DISCLAIMER:: This post in no way addresses those with chemical imbalances or depression. Discontentment and depression are two very different things. Depression is real,...

The Insecurity Monster in Motherhood and How to Tame It

The monster is lurking around every corner, it's face is revealed all over social media. It is ever present in conversations with other mothers....

Knowing Where to Turn :: Family Mental Health Care

“Jenn, there’s a call from your husband.”   “Okay, send him through,” I said. I figured I was getting the typical question about what I...

Momcation: Taking a Vacation, Because You Deserve It!

I'm taking a Momcation.  Why?  Because I deserve to have a vacation for just me, to pamper myself with the one thing I don't...