How to plan a luxury staycation and get the most out of it by Sophia Smith | Dec 14, 2020 | Mental Health Topics, Self-Care Throughout a raging pandemic, the world embraced the immense importance of wellbeing and healthy lifestyle choices. We’ve all been going above and beyond to fight our cravings, introduce more vitamin-rich snacks into our days, and somehow, keep stress at a minimum in order to protect our health and sanity. We…
Isolated kids become lonely, unsociable adults by Taylor Bennett | Aug 31, 2020 | Children, Teens, & Adolescents, Loneliness, Mental Health Topics Quick Summary A new study “A prefrontal-paraventricular thalamus circuit requires juvenile social experience to regulate adult sociability in mice” suggests that social isolation in childhood has a harmful impact on adult brain functioning and more specifically, in an area of the brain that’s responsible for regulating social behavior. In addition…
What will back to school look like for your child? Understand the challenges your child will face and help them prepare for the new school year by Helen Massy | Aug 18, 2020 | Children, Teens, & Adolescents, COVID-19, Mental Health Topics, Parenting As schools prepare to reopen in September, the uncertainty of what to expect raises a myriad of questions and feelings for parents and students alike. What will the procedures be like in schools? Will children be asked to wear masks and social distance? Will full classroom learning continue, or will…
Online Counseling Question: How can I better cope with cabin fever during Covid-19? (Video) by Taylor Bennett | Apr 9, 2020 | Coping Skills, COVID-19, Mental Health Topics Click here to schedule online counseling at Thriveworks. Hi, I’m Jennifer Rosselli and I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor at Thriveworks. The question that was asked was, “How can I better cope with cabin fever during Covid?” And I think that’s a great question cause it’s something that we’re all dealing with…