The social struggles, routines, and meltdowns we think of as “just being a teen” can resemble autism traits and tuning into “just being a teen” is a path to understanding autism. Once we reflect on our own emotional and social teenage experiences, we can come to show empathy and compassion rather than intolerance and at […]
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Building Resilience and Finding Meaning in Life: Winner of Counselor’s Choice Award
June Rousso, Ph.D. with her book Building Resilience and Finding Meaning in Life: A Guide for Teens is our latest award winner. A published author many times over, Dr. June Rousso is a licensed psychologist, life coach, and writer. She is a Clinician Diplomate in Logotherapy and Existential Analysis and maintains a private practice in […]
In Honor of Random Acts of Kindness
What is Random Acts of Kindness week? While it is a time to make a conscious effort to be kind to others, we should not forget that kindness extends to ourselves. Many people are feeling stress living through a pandemic and stress has a way of decreasing our empathy toward others and likely ourselves. But […]
Spotlight on Resilience
Children and teens are talking more and more about resilience these days. No surprise living in a pandemic and facing global, national, and sometimes family issues. How much more can we ask for than for a conversation around resilience? When we hold back on our emotions, the frustration, anger, and hopelessness that we feel during […]
How Negative Thoughts Affect Our Self-Image
We all have negative thoughts from time to time, which is part of being human. Some of us have a reservoir full, resulting in a negative self-image. As negative thoughts cloud our mind over time, we also can begin to lose one of our greatest assets- our character strengths. People often wonder where these negative […]