How to talk with your Teen about a Classmate’s suicide: First-Notice your own reactions: You may feel strong emotions, like sadness, worry, or uncertainty ab...

In this little nugget of help, I want to share one way that Anxiety and Depression are linked, and I’m going to try to explain how our response to difficult ...

“Never in the history of calming down has anyone calmed down by being told to calm down” If we can’t force ourselves into calming down, how do we do it? This...

Ryan and I just finished a huge sprint to produce a new course: It's all about Coping Skills and Self-Care for mental health. It's on sale for 5 days for $9....

Sleep Better Worry Less When your mind is full of worry, it can be hard to fall asleep. Stress, anxiety, and concerns can turn on our brain and body's alerti...

If you've never tried Progressive Muscle Relaxation, then you are missing out! PMR is a classic skill that helps reduce muscle tension, decrease stress, turn...

Here’s the amazing thing about your brain, it’s made to re-wire itself all the time. This is called Neuroplasticity-Scientists used to think that after child...

Your Depression is lying to you. It has told you that you are a depressed human being. That by some ill glance of fate that you drew the short genetic straw ...

When we interpret a situation as potentially dangerous and then we avoid it, our brain sends out this rush of relief…as if to say “Phew, that was close, I co...

Catastrophizing is a common cognitive distortion. It’s basically expecting the worst- calling every setback a disaster- and imaging all future outcomes as b...

Recent research in the field of neuroplasticity has demonstrated that you can change your brain chemistry by changing how you think. Neuroplasticity basicall...

I recently finished the book “Elizabeth Smart: My Story” and I loved it way more than I thought I would. I learned so much from it and wanted to share some o...

So today I’m going to do a super short book summary of one of my favorite and most recommended books “Healing Trauma” By Peter Levine. Now I love this book f...

In this little nugget of help we’re going to apply some tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help with School and Social Anxiety. This is an activ...

Exercise is awesome for the brain! It has been shown to help with Depression, Anxiety, ADHD and many other mental health issues. Studies show that exercises ...

Yesterday(December 21st) was winter solstice, the darkest day of the year, the longest night, the sun shone for the least amount of time. And every day from...

First off, sorry for the slow response time to some of your questions. It can get busy and I'm working on some exciting new projects right now, an online co...

“What are your opinions on "alternative" forms of medication to assist with therapy (aroma therapy, essential oils, LSD/ecstasy, marijuana etc.)?” First, a D...

There are many people who believe that all pharmaceuticals are bad, or who think that medication for psychological issues are a sign of weakness. There’s a ...

I've worked with a lot of teenagers-and I seriously love them. They are in this perfect stage where they are flexible enough to make big changes in their liv...