In light of Oprah’s 60 Minutes piece on trauma-informed care that ran on PBS March 11, 2018 (which I highly recommend), I wanted to share my family’s somewhat untypical experience with trauma, mental illness and the Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) model. Childhood trauma such as sexual abuse or sudden death of a parent can increase a person’s vulnerability to mental … [Read more...]
Typical vs Ideal Parental Responses to Anxiety: Helping Your Teen with Anxiety
As a young adult who has struggled with anxiety personally, I'd like to share with you some way you can effectively help your teen with anxiety. First and foremost, parental support and assistance at all times were crucial to my recovery from severe episodes of anxiety. That constant fear of experiencing another anxiety attack was always present, but the even greater fear was … [Read more...]