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 […]
How to be Compassionate When Your Child is Suffering From Anxiety: 9 Tips
June 14, 2016 by
Anxiety is a difficult condition. Not only for the person who is experiencing the irrational fears, indecisiveness, dependency, and insecurity; but also for those family members who live with and care for that person. Whether that person is your partner, parent, sibling, or child at times, it can be a struggle to feel compassion. Anxiety […]
How to Cope with Teenage Depression and Anxiety
April 20, 2016 by
If you are a teenager or a parent of a teen, who is struggling with depression and anxiety, you know these can be scary and stressful times. Adolescence is a challenging developmental phase when children are no longer children, spread their wings, and prepare for young adulthood. It is important to be supportive and have […]
5 Reasons it’s a Bad Idea to Let Your Child Skip School Due to Anxiety
November 3, 2015 by
If you are a parent to an anxious child, you know how difficult it can be to persuade them to do something they are worried or fearful about. It is a basic parenting instinct to nurture and reassure your child that everything will be okay. However, if you are getting pulled into the direction of […]
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