by Randi Boley | Jan 19, 2021
As a parent, you try to prepare for all the big moments in your child’s life by reading the parenting books and researching their development. However, you are never fully prepared for the moment your child discloses sexual abuse. Parents often feel scared,...
by Christina Allegri | Jan 7, 2021
Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder. This looks different for each individual. However, one common manifestation of anxiety is avoidance, not being able to engage in enjoyable activities. The brain is an amazing thing, but at times it can be a...
by Kay Regnier | Oct 12, 2020
Recently Chrissy Teigen and Jon Legend shared photos of their devastating loss of their third child. She was reported to be about 5 or 6 months into this pregnancy. The sadness in these photos was palpable. This was hard to see and read about but necessary to bring...
by Jamie Getz | May 5, 2020
Jamie Getz, LCMHC I took notes during a “Zoom” staff meeting on Tuesday and turned my notes into a blog by the end of the week. A lot resonated with me and I felt compelled to share. Most of what we discussed about memories and the topic was introduced, not by another...
by Lisa Harden | Nov 27, 2019
Often parents feel a real disconnect to their adolescent and struggle with understanding the challenges youth are faced with today. Growing up I was given books and paper assignments, cell phones weren’t around and only a select few had pagers to keep in contact,...
by Kay Regnier | Aug 7, 2019
I used to think that confrontation and tough love worked with addicted individuals. That was before I was a substance abuse counselor. That was also before one of my family members became addicted to pain killers after a serious motor vehicle accident and before the...