Valentine’s Day commemorates St. Valentine, who tended to Christians and soldiers and performed secret marriages that were against Roman law – putting his life in danger for others. He became a martyr in the Christian religion. February was also the time when Romans held festivals for fertility and matchmaking. Over time, the Christian stories of […]
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UNLOCK YOUR INTERNAL SYSTEM Why Imposter Syndrome Isn’t a Personal Failure — It’s a Pattern You Can Change THE HEART OF THIS TALK Entrepreneurs don’t fail because they “lack confidence.” They get stuck because their internal parts are working overtime. Using the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, Dottie teaches founders how to recognize the wounded
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SUPPORTING CHILDREN THROUGH DIVORCE & FAMILY TRANSITIONS What Graduate Counseling Students Need to Know THE HEART OF THIS TALK Divorce and family disruption can create profound psychological and emotional wounds in children. Graduate counseling students need more than theory — they need a grounded, trauma- informed understanding of why these experiences affect children the way
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The holidays are a time for families to come together. It is a time for amazing food, activities and external stimulation. In many families it is also a time of gift giving, party planning and invitation accepting. There are parties and gatherings every week in December full of music, kids, food, lights and a lot
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I was in fear every day and never knew when the abuse was coming. When I was in catholic elementary school I needed to be hypervigilant for every slap, punch, and head slam into the black board. My aggressive part came into being then and I retaliated every physical assault back on sister. She didn’t
American Academy of Pediatrics has found that the screen time with kids is so passive that the white matter of the brain does not develop. It appears that passive watching is more destructive than the amount of time spent on the screen. The part of the brain most impacted is the white matter. This is
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Most of us relate burnout to adults with their busy schedules, stress at home and work and feeling of exhaustion. Kids can also have burnout. Kids also experience mental, physical and emotional exhaustion from school pressure, academic pressure, peer pressure, athletics and extracurricular activates. All of which can create a day full of scheduled demands.
In her book Writing the Natural Way, Gabriele Lusser Rico introduced the concept of “clustering” also known as “webbing,” as a creative technique to return to the playfulness and wonder of childhood storying. Traditional schooling programs our brains to write in a prescribed way that follows a sequence of events. When writing for school we write from the
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Hello to everyone! Welcome to 2025 and all the possibilities it holds!! Many of us begin our New Year by enthusiastically writing our resolutions. Resolutions can provide energy and motivation as we stand on the precipice of a new year. Each year many believe that this time will be different, this will be the year that
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Exercise is more than just sweating it is critical for your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. When you move your body, this activates your brain to release endorphins, serotonin and dopamine. These chemicals improve depression, anxiety and trauma. They also improve memory because your emotional state is now regulated creating a more conducive brain space
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