Melodie Del Rio, MFT

Adult and Child Psychotherapy, San Francisco

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Lost Mothers: Parenting without a Mother

May 8, 2013 by melodie Leave a Comment

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

March 12, 2012 by melodie 1 Comment

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

July 17, 2011 by melodie Leave a Comment

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

June 30, 2011 by melodie Leave a Comment

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: […]

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Recent Blog Posts

  • Lost Mothers: Parenting without a Mother
  • Satisfy Your Craving at the Right Restaurant: An Overview on Unmet Childhood Needs
  • The Rollercoaster Ride of Parenting: How to Accept Complex Feelings around Parenting Your Child
  • What You Should Know about Children’s Relationships to Digital Media
  • Unconditionally Loved Adult Children- Seeing your Parents through their Intentions

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