Children, Teens, & Adolescents, Media Use, Mental Health Topics, Parenting A new era of online learning: How to prepare and motivate your kids to learn in a virtual environment by Madison Bambini on Aug 17, 2020 Every single day, you get emails about it. You open Facebook and see your friends talking about it. You pop onto twitter and it’s the number one trending hashtag. You’re on aisle D14 in Target and the woman looking at curtains next to you is talking about it. You, quite…
Beginning Therapy, Mental Health Topics, Relationships The Gottman Method improves marital stability: Here’s how it can help you and your spouse keep your marriage alive by Madison Bambini on Aug 13, 2020 Let’s face it: relationships are hard sometimes. Once the honeymoon phase passes, everyday things like chores around the house, how late you get home from work, and whose turn it is to walk the dog become bigger feats than they need to be. The spark that brought you together is…
COVID-19, Mental Health Topics, Self-Improvement Coping during COVID: Improve your mental health by changing your outlook on life during the pandemic by Madison Bambini on Aug 11, 2020 Everyone’s tired of talking about it, hearing about it, reading about it. You know what we’re alluding to: COVID. Who knew that Superbowl weekend would essentially be the close-out ceremony for the rest of the year? Maybe you had plans to do something big this year: you planned on applying…
Children, Teens, & Adolescents, Grief & Loss, Mental Health Topics Teens are grieving an unfair end to high school and preparing for an uncertain start to college by Taylor Bennett on Aug 11, 2020 If you’re a recent high school grad, we want to first apologize. For many (if not all) of you, senior year was cut short. We know you must feel sad, angry, disappointed, confused. You’ve watched graduating classes before you and looked forward to your turn—to attend senior prom; to walk…
Mental Health Topics, Race & Identity, Trauma What is racial trauma? (Video) by Taylor Bennett on Aug 6, 2020 Hello, my name is Shontel Cargill and I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Thriveworks located at the Cumming office in Georgia. The question that was asked was, “What is racial trauma?” Racial trauma also known as race-based traumatic stress is defined as the cumulative negative effects of racism…
Media Use, Mental Health Topics It might be time to clear out your “friends” list—Here’s how to unfollow someone on social media without offending them by Taylor Bennett on Aug 5, 2020 Your daily screentime average is up 25% from last week. My screentime has been increasing weekly—and my iPhone loves to let me know it. If I had to guess, this is likely the case for many other people right now, too. We’re stuck at home; we’re bored; we’re checking news…
Coping Skills, Mental Health Topics, Stress Caregiver burnout: How to cope with the stress of caring for an elderly loved one by Madison Bambini on Aug 5, 2020 Imagine you’re a young mom with two kids under the age of 10. You feel like you’ve finally managed to balance all of your responsibilities when you receive some hard news: your grandmother’s health is deteriorating, and she can no longer live on her own. Your once-independent grandma can’t do…
COVID-19, Feelings & Emotions, Mental Health Topics Summer FOMO: Why you shouldn’t feel upset or guilty about staying home this summer by Madison Bambini on Aug 3, 2020 Imagine: It is winter of 2019, and you’re patiently waiting for the warm summer air to start swirling around again. You can practically feel the sunshine beating down on your face. You have vacations coming up with your family and a trip with your friends, too. Then, COVID-19 hits and…
COVID-19, Media Use, Mental Health Topics Online Counseling Question: How can social media help me during COVID-19? (Video) by Taylor Bennett on Jul 31, 2020 Hi, I’m Juliette Zuckerman, a licensed marriage and family therapist at Thriveworks in Fairfield, Connecticut. I’m going to answer the following question: “How can social media help me during COVID-19?” While there are benefits to using social media during this time, there are limitations that are important for all of…
Family, Mental Health Topics What is American Family Day? How to spend quality time with your family after months of being stuck together by Madison Bambini on Jul 29, 2020 Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, families looked forward to stepping away from work and other responsibilities to spend quality time with one another. Maybe they would go to the movies, take a trip to an amusement park, or go out to dinner and get ice cream on the way home….
Family, Mental Health Topics, Stress My family stresses me out: Cut back on family conflict and stress by prioritizing time alone and communicating openly by Taylor Bennett on Jul 28, 2020 Family conflict and stress is, well, distressing. While it’s normal to fight with our loved ones—especially the family members we see and talk to regularly—withstanding and working through these conflicts is far from easy. Not to mention that the impact of stress on families is damaging, both in the short…
Addiction, Children, Teens, & Adolescents, Media Use, Mental Health Topics Your device addiction is negatively affecting your children: Behavioral problems, language impairment, and more by Natalie Buchwald on Jul 22, 2020 “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” When it comes to device addiction, this may very well be the case. As society becomes more dependent on smartphones and as we are bombarded with new apps on a daily basis, a large percentage of the population has become chained to devices….