Speak Up to Survive

Speak Up to Survive

TRAUMA is a unique mental health struggle. Its effects are proof of the influence relationships and experiences have on our brains. We aren’t born with stress reactions. They’re developed and groomed over time. Though trauma is common and negatively impacts people’s...
Nothing Changes Until You Care

Nothing Changes Until You Care

I have served CHILDREN IN FOSTER care through Mental Health for many years. Through my work, I’ve met biological parents with so much drive and ability to make necessary changes in their lives to fight for reunification with their children. I’ve met biological parents...
Parenting Teens – Stop Taking Their Phones

Parenting Teens – Stop Taking Their Phones

Parenting children is a balance of play, teaching, rescuing, and shaping behaviors. Children are so small in comparison to the huge world around them. Honestly, they’re so small in comparison to their parents. Even though children are very in control of themselves,...
Managing Mom Guilt – Because There’s No Cure

Managing Mom Guilt – Because There’s No Cure

MOM GUILT is real. It’s that inescapable feeling that you’re never doing enough as a mother, not doing things correctly, or making life-altering decisions that could ultimately “mess up” your kids’ lives. All people struggle. YOUR CHILDREN ARE PEOPLE. They are going...
Mommas and Babies Matter

Mommas and Babies Matter

What is PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH? Perinatal Mental Health is just a formal way to say, “mommas and babies have a lot going on psychologically.” Babies are real people with real feelings and real reactions to feelings as early as in utero.  Any form of stress or...