If you are the parent of an anxious child, it’s very likely that your child’s anxiety negatively impacts the entire family. Anxiety often does this. It’s kind of like a contagious annoying pest that controls and bullies everyone around it. Of course, your child may be feeling it worse of all, but parents and even […]
The Importance of Nutrition in Coping with Stress and Anxiety
February 8, 2017 by
It is not uncommon to feel physically ill when faced with stress. Additionally, the physical symptoms of anxiety can be very debilitating and make it difficult to eat. I often hear clients describe stomach nausea and stomach aches with urges to vomit, that on occasion can occur. Other symptoms such as a feeling of a […]
How to Help Your Child Calm Down During Panic? 9 Parenting Strategies
November 1, 2016 by
You know when you see that look of terror in your child’s eyes. Sometimes they cry, shake, and refuse to do whatever it is they are scared of doing. It may be going to school or to sleep alone, or they refuse to perform something you know they can do, sometimes your child may be […]
Healthy and Unhealthy Ways to Cope with Stress and Anxiety
October 4, 2016 by
Have struggled with feeling overwhelmed by life’s demand and feel like you just can’t keep up? Do you have excessive worries of doom and gloom about the future? Do your muscles feel tense and are you short of breathe? If so, it is possible that you are experiencing the effects of stress and anxiety. Here […]
How to Help Our Girls Have Healthy Body Image: 6 Tips
August 5, 2016 by
It is challenging today and it has been challenging for many generations of girls to develop a strong and healthy body image in our society. The challenges exist, are real, and can be highly detrimental to our girls as they become young women. Our society distorts the images we see in the media and the […]
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