“Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a type of therapy which has been shown to be effective for many mental health difficulties, including depression, obsessive compulsive disorders,…
Lately, I’ve experienced mini panic-attack-like moments on my morning runs. These episodes start with a strong pain in my arms, work up into my chest, and eventually stop my breath and my run. The hurt – it feels like my arms are screaming to be…
In a recent article of The Atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/04/american-teens-sadness-depression-anxiety/629524/), Derek Thompson describes how American teens are experiencing a severe mental health crisis. Thompson points out four major reasons behind this crisis, which is characterized by declining mental health in all groups of teens since 2015. He…
The story prompts below can be a powerful way to understand and accept the range of emotions we experience in our lives. Pick a couple of prompts, or let your child pick a prompt they like. These stories can be written down when age appropriate.…