Mental Health Links
The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health care information and counseling resources.
Academic Issues:
Addiction and Recovery
Mental Health Links
The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health care information and counseling resources.
Academic Issues:
Addiction and Recovery
Everytime this year parents go into the school year hopeful that our kids will thrive as the little scholors we know they are. They had a great summer, and are happier, healthier, and tanner than ever. However every year, without fail by mid October my phone is ringing off the hook. The honeymoon is over…..So what is going on? Why do some kids (especially kids with ADHD, Depression, and Anxiety) thrive in the summer. One of the many reasons has to do with grounding, otherwise know as Earthing. In the summer we don’t wear shoes, we run around on the sand, stone, grass and other natural surfaces. We get plenty of sunshine and reguarly move our body. Unfortuantly that comes to a screeching halt after labor day. Humans need to connect with the Earth, and absorb some vitimin “G”….Ground… It is a way to regulate out very subtle, yet very significant bioelectromatic field. We are bioelectrical beings living on an electrical planet
Go barefoot outside for a half-hour and see what a difference it makes on your pain or stress level. Sit, stand, or walk on grass, sand, dirt, or concrete. These are all conductive surfaces from which your body can draw the Earth’s energy. Wood, asphalt, and vinyl won’t work. They are not conductive surfaces. Experience for yourself the healing energy of the Earth at work.
If your child is having trouble at school, try having their teacher give them a break to take their shoes off and run around.
It’s free, and there are no negative side effects:)
You might find after regular practice you…
Happy Earthing!! MY best,
Kate xxoo
www.earthinginstitute.net
In my work as a therapist I work with people who are grieving over losses every day. A death in the family, loss of a job, or break up of a marriage can all cause a deep and profound grief reaction.
According to Elizabeth Kübler-Ross there are five stages of grief. They come and go in no particular order and would more accurately be called the cycle of grief. If you are sad, or grieving a loss, hang in there and know you are not alone. Reach out to someone who you can talk to and lean on for support.
(Based on the Grief Cycle model first published in On Death & Dying, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, 1969. Interpretation by Alan Chapman 2006-2009.)
Sending my support and love,
Kate xxo
“The easiest way to stop feeling sad is to tickle yourself”….one of my favorite 4th graders of all time
Top Tips to beat Depression:
When in doubt……Just Smile!!
xxoo Kate LCPC
Notes from a Therapist’s desk…
Take 5 minuets out of your day for yourself to B-R-E-A-T-H-E……You can thank me later:)
5 minuets of proper “belly breathing” a day will:
While you’re breathing think of the following:
When in doubt….. just smile!
Kate xxoo