The Other Side of Father’s Day
Father’s day is quickly approaching and while many of us will be celebrating those we love, or being celebrated, there is another side to Father’s Day. Or Mother’s Day. For many of us the figure of mother or father is a VERY touchy subject. These...Parent Executive Functioning : Child Executive Functioning
I absolutely love the work I do with parents of teenagers! Parenting teens is TOUGH to say the least. New research from BYU confirms what we know to be true from other studies: a caregivers frontal lobe, aka executive functioning, aka the ability to be an adult in the...
What To Expect from A Trauma Sensitive Yoga Class – Part 1
What to Expect From a Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TSY) Class Part 1 There are 5 key elements you can expect from a TSY class: Consistency Choice & Action Sensing Safety Compassion Consistency One of the key elements of the TSY class is the consistency in the sequence...
Words Hurt: New Article on the Effect of Emotional Abuse in Childhood
I hear it all the time in my office. “But I wasn’t beaten to death as a child…it wasn’t THAT bad…how could my childhood have any impact on why I am struggling as an adult right now?” Each time I take a deep breath and do my best to provide the actual scientific data...