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Snowpocolypse Brain: Take These Steps to Recover
This past week - the Houston Snowpocolypse / Snowmageddon - knocked a lot of us off our feet, for a variety of reasons. Many of us spent days without power and water. Cell towers were down, disrupting our ability to make phone calls, receive text messages, and...
To the Parents of School Aged Kids: A List of Things You DON’T Need To Do
My guess is you are feeling like there is no more space in your brain to hold the outrages demands placed on you this year. Deciding whether or not to keep your child home, send them in person, maybe pay for private school, unenroll them altogether and go full...
How can dads help with the mental load?
In my last post, I talked about the increased mental load on mothers during this pandemic. It's not uncommon for many of my "mom" clients to complain about bearing the weight of the mental load, unsure of how to pass some of it on to her partner. Where do you begin...
There’s no more space – Mental Load of Mothers in 2020
You're breaking from the mental load. It feels like you're losing thoughts, plans, and intentions left and right, as they spill out of your head like a bowl unsuccessfully trying to hold a few too many precious glass marbles beyond capacity. You're watching them roll...
Lessons Learned from the International OCD Foundation’s Annual Conference
The International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) is a non-profit organization focusing on spreading awareness, erasing stigma, and providing support to those living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. IOCDF hosts an annual conference for clinicians, OCD sufferers, and loved...
What is Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)?
Many individuals experience stressors during childhood. Stressors between individuals and can vary significantly in quality, frequency, intensity, and impact. Some stressors, such as peer conflict or the death of a pet or an elderly family member, are quite common and...