Having your own child can stir up a lot of feelings about your own mother. There is a fairly predominant fantasy that you and your mother will bond and feel connected once you yourself have become a mother. For many women this is reality. Their mothers are available, connected to them and their children, and […]
The Rollercoaster Ride of Parenting: How to Accept Complex Feelings around Parenting Your Child
When you are expecting a baby, you hear that parenting is one of the hardest things that you will ever do. No one ever tells you exactly what that means. There are many joys of raising children, but there are also many moments that challenge you beyond what you ever could have expected. It can […]
A Walk in the Woods- The Mental Health Benefits of Nature
When I was a girl, I would walk in the woods or the field nearby and spend time thinking. I would sit and think on my “Thinking Rock.” I felt great peace being in nature and in sorting out my feelings and thoughts. Not only did I like sitting on the Thinking Rock, I was […]
What Kids Can Teach Us about Stress Reduction
Kids can teach us a lot about managing our stress. Very young children have the natural ability to find ways to achieve balance or equilibrium in their lives. If they feel too overwhelmed, they find a way to move back their natural base line and reduce anxiety. The following are some ways that kids de-stress: […]