A little blog about mental health, autism and balancing roles
Let’s chat about more mental health break tips
Let's keep chatting a bit about how to take mental health breaks! Stretch: Move your body a bit. I try to do this as often as I can... I...
Let’s chat about taking a mental health break
How often do you take a break? I used to ask this to my clients and their caregivers often. Surprisingly (or maybe unsurprisingly) the...
Let’s chat about burnout
As someone who has been in the helping profession for over 10 years now, (quite a bit more) I have seen great people burn out. What is...
Let’s talk about setting goals
"You're such an overachiever." This is something I hear often. Want to know a secret? I have never felt like an overachiever. Actually, I...
Let's talk about mind-body connection
Let's talk about the mind-body connection. What does that mean? Basically, how we take care of our body, can impact our mind and that our...
Let’s talk about bipolar disorder
"I'm/they are so bipolar " is something I hear too often. It usually means that person switches their emotions quickly- maybe being happy...
Let's talk about keeping our connections while caregiving
As many of you know, I have been with my husband for a bit of time. When we found out our twin boys were on the autism spectrum, we had a...
Let's talk about Autism and ADHD
Autism and ADHD are two different conditions. Autism is a neurodivergence that impacts communication and behavior. Symptoms of autism can...
Let's talk about mental health
What in the world is mental health? I know it's a bit of a buzz word. Mental health is a state of well-being in which a person is able to...
Let’s talk about going to therapy
When I was 20 years old, I finally took the step to go to therapy. After years of multiple traumas, my mental health was not in a great...
Let’s talk about being our own friend
When you think about friendship- what comes to mind? What are some words that you say about your friends? What are some words that they...
Let’s talk about patience
Patience... are you a patient person? I am honestly not. I have gotten a lot better than before though. As a therapist, I learned that...
Let’s talk about frustration
I was thinking about topics to talk about and one that kept coming up was frustration. Whether the frustration is about ourselves (why...
Let’s talk about listening assertively
For the last month, we have been chatting about communication! We went over the 4 communication styles: Aggressive, Passive, Passive...
Let’s talk about anxiety
Anxiety. What comes to mind when you hear the word? How would you conceptualize it? I think of it as a little friend that is on our...
Let's talk about speaking assertively
For the last month, we have been chatting about communication! We went over the 4 communication styles: Aggressive, Passive, Passive...
Let's talk about Assertive Communication Style
For the past 3 weeks, we have chatted about communication styles. . A quick reminder. Aggressive communication tends to start with "you",...
Let's talk about Passive Aggressive Communication Style
For the past 2 weeks, we have chatted about communication styles. . A quick reminder. Aggressive communication tends to start with "you",...
Let’s talk about passive communication style
Last week, we chatted about aggressive communication! A quick reminder. Aggressive communication tends to start with "you", tend to be...




















