Checking OCD and How to Redefine Control
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide, and among its various subtypes, checking OCD is a prevalent and challenging form. But what is Checking OCD? Checking OCD is characterized by persistent, intrusive thoughts leading individuals to engage in repetitive checking compulsions. A study suggests that repeating certain actions,
Best Supplements to Improve Motivation in Children
Motivation is the cognitive, biological, emotional, and social force that drives people to action. The source of motivation may be intrinsic, where motivation comes from within the person; or extrinsic, where it comes from outside sources. Motivation is a good thing regardless of where it comes from. However, the lack of it is a health
21 Ways Pets Can Help With Depression and Anxiety
Pet owners experience many stress-lowering benefits that improve health conditions as well as anxiety and depression symptoms. Animals can offer emotional support to children and adults with the unconditional love, physical attention, and increased social interactions and engagement they offer. So how do pets reduce stress and anxiety? Well, the simple act of petting animals
How to Heal a Dysregulated Nervous System
As parents of dysregulated children, you understand the unique challenges that come with supporting your little ones on their journey to emotional well-being. You’ve witnessed the impact of a dysregulated nervous system firsthand, and you know that it can affect not only your child’s life but your family’s as well. Your own nervous system plays
5HTP and 6 Other Supplements for Depression
Depression is when everything feels too hard. It is more than a bad day. For a child or teen with a mood disorder, life feels overwhelming. When nothing feels quite right, you’ll likely forget what it feels like to be happy. Depression takes over a person’s life like a thief in the night. No one
5 Helpful OCD Treatments Without Medication
It can be difficult and frustrating to find out why your child has OCD. In fact, if it comes with a sudden onset due to infection or toxins, it leaves parents overwhelmed or even frightened of what’s happening to their children. Some parents even wonder if their child has gone crazy when they see them
16 Essential Oils for Focus, Attention and Calm
We often think of essential oils as a way to calm the nervous system, relax us or help us sleep. But did you know that you can also use essential oils to wake up the brain? Herbs have been used in teas, tinctures, and oils for centuries to increase alertness and focus. Essential oils for
Toxic Parenting: What are the Signs of a Toxic Parent?
Being a parent can be very hard, but that’s not an excuse to practice toxic parenting. Toxic parenting is detrimental to the child as it can tear them down and cause pain. Living with toxic parents is a daily struggle for kids because they can do little to improve their situation. This type of relationship
OCD Recovery Stories: Healing Beyond Medication
A Path To OCD Recovery: Jenna’s Story Jenna, like an increasing number of children and teens, struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a challenging mental illness characterized by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. For Jenna her story starts with having anxiety at a young age. Over time it morphed into fear driven avoidant behaviors and OCD.
Is OCD Neurodivergent? Different Brains, Different Needs
The question of whether Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) falls under the category of neurodivergence is something people are asking me about more and more as mental health issues are increasingly common amongst children and adults. For three decades, I have supported the neurodivergent and those with mental health issues across a variety of settings. This
Checking OCD and How to Redefine Control
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide, and among its various subtypes, checking OCD is a prevalent and challenging form. But what is Checking OCD? Checking OCD is characterized by persistent, intrusive thoughts leading individuals to engage in repetitive checking compulsions. A study
Best Supplements to Improve Motivation in Children
Motivation is the cognitive, biological, emotional, and social force that drives people to action. The source of motivation may be intrinsic, where motivation comes from within the person; or extrinsic, where it comes from outside sources. Motivation is a good thing regardless of where it comes from. However, the lack
21 Ways Pets Can Help With Depression and Anxiety
Pet owners experience many stress-lowering benefits that improve health conditions as well as anxiety and depression symptoms. Animals can offer emotional support to children and adults with the unconditional love, physical attention, and increased social interactions and engagement they offer. So how do pets reduce stress and anxiety? Well, the
How to Heal a Dysregulated Nervous System
As parents of dysregulated children, you understand the unique challenges that come with supporting your little ones on their journey to emotional well-being. You’ve witnessed the impact of a dysregulated nervous system firsthand, and you know that it can affect not only your child’s life but your family’s as well.
5HTP and 6 Other Supplements for Depression
Depression is when everything feels too hard. It is more than a bad day. For a child or teen with a mood disorder, life feels overwhelming. When nothing feels quite right, you’ll likely forget what it feels like to be happy. Depression takes over a person’s life like a thief
5 Helpful OCD Treatments Without Medication
It can be difficult and frustrating to find out why your child has OCD. In fact, if it comes with a sudden onset due to infection or toxins, it leaves parents overwhelmed or even frightened of what’s happening to their children. Some parents even wonder if their child has gone
16 Essential Oils for Focus, Attention and Calm
We often think of essential oils as a way to calm the nervous system, relax us or help us sleep. But did you know that you can also use essential oils to wake up the brain? Herbs have been used in teas, tinctures, and oils for centuries to increase alertness
Toxic Parenting: What are the Signs of a Toxic Parent?
Being a parent can be very hard, but that’s not an excuse to practice toxic parenting. Toxic parenting is detrimental to the child as it can tear them down and cause pain. Living with toxic parents is a daily struggle for kids because they can do little to improve their
OCD Recovery Stories: Healing Beyond Medication
A Path To OCD Recovery: Jenna’s Story Jenna, like an increasing number of children and teens, struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a challenging mental illness characterized by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. For Jenna her story starts with having anxiety at a young age. Over time it morphed into fear
Is OCD Neurodivergent? Different Brains, Different Needs
The question of whether Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) falls under the category of neurodivergence is something people are asking me about more and more as mental health issues are increasingly common amongst children and adults. For three decades, I have supported the neurodivergent and those with mental health issues across
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