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Emotional Safety for Children
Written by: Marija Savitt Emotional safety is when you feel safe to be who you are, you feel safe to have emotions that are authentic to you, and you feel safe in sharing your feelings with others around you. Emotional safety often develops with your parent(s) first and can then later be developed with friends, partners, and colleagues. As parents, we often think about physical and food safety for our children. We provide for our children in every way we can imagine. The art


What is Postpartum Depression?
Written by: Desiree Palacios Postpartum depression (PPD) is a form of clinical depression that affects some women after giving birth. This condition typically emerges within the first few weeks or months post-delivery, although it can manifest at any time during the first year. Postpartum depression is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, anxiety, and exhaustion, often accompanied by changes in sleep patterns, appetite, and overall energy levels. The hormonal fluc


Using The Vagus Nerve
Written by: Shannon Lee What is The Vagus Nerve? The vagus nerve helps our body counterbalance the fight or flight system response and can induce relaxation within our body. The vagus nerve runs down from our brain into our body and helps us function on a daily basis. There are multiple ways that the vagus nerve can be activated to help alleviate a soothing response while facing a stressful situation. The vagus nerve has also been used to work miracles in helping combat anxie


Adoption Competent Mental Health Services for Transracial Adoptees
Written by: Amelia Sun Baden, Mazza, Harrington, & White (2017) found that adult adoptees, who are overrepresented in counseling and more...


Supportive Conversations Between Adoptive Mother and Transracial Adoptee Daughters about Menarche
Written by: Amelia Sun Within transracial adoptive family dynamics, impactful dyads are formed between adoptive parents and adoptees, and...


Brain Spotting
Written by: Amelia Sun Many things about ourselves are fixed, our height, our age, our lived experiences, some more pleasant, welcome and...


Prolonged Stress Leads To Burnout
Written by: Kyana Aston According to Cary Cherniss, burnout is an overall condition of physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion caused...


Stress Management
Written by: Shannon Lee What is Stress? Stress - the word that many of us are used to hearing when describing experiences in life. ...


The Importance of Talk Therapy For Emotional Well Being
Written by: Tyler Szelinski The main foundation of psychotherapy is talking. The client tells the therapist about his or her problems and...


Ten Positive Parenting Skills
Written by: Tyler Szelinski As a parent, you know that parenting is one of the most difficult jobs in the world. No parent comes into the...
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