Nearly 50% of the population in the United States either knows someone who struggles with an eating disorder, or is a sufferer. Despite eating disorders being widespread, complex, and life-threatening, there is a ton of...

As a member of the Colorado community, we have too often been shaken by mass shootings. We have witnessed our local store, school, movie theater in the news and thought about how often we shop there and thought “that...

Parents and caregivers have been engaging in skin to skin and loving touch for centuries while caring for and nurturing their children.   Infant massage instruction is intended to give caregivers specialized techniques...

In an increasingly competitive world, it is more useful than ever to understand how you can improve yourself to keep pace with or even lead the pack.  Much as a coach instructs, guides, and challenges you to make...

As a parent or child care provider, who hasn’t experienced whining and complaining from children? Especially as we have all been spending a lot more time together this past year. This is often a difficult experience for...

There are few things more disheartening than watching your child suffer with a problem you know you can't solve for them. You might have to watch your child go to the first day of kindergarten with their eyes wide with...

Remaining Self-Interested Being a father can be exhausting any time. Pandemic parenting hits harder. Nevertheless, I meet many men who feel tension around trying to “not be selfish” and thus deny themselves the self-care...

In the Denver area, we are fortunate to have many types of support available to families expecting a child or during the postpartum period.  Many of these are support groups run by wonderful doulas and lactation...

We are offering a weekly blog series with a collection of diverse and effective coping techniques and exercises that can help reduce stress, improve mental and emotional well-being, and perhaps make you even more...

We are offering a weekly blog series with a collection of diverse and effective coping techniques and exercises that can help reduce stress, improve mental and emotional well-being, and perhaps make you even more...

We are offering a weekly blog series with a collection of diverse and effective coping techniques and exercises that can help reduce stress, improve mental and emotional well-being, and perhaps make you even more...

Scrolling through social media this year has made me realize just how prevalent and normalized mommy wine culture has become. It makes a special kind of sense this past year as every parenting challenge has been...

Parents everywhere are reporting that they are feeling beyond burned out. We are not meant to be parenting in isolation. It is challenging to be on all the time, keep up with work and other household chores, and be our...

As a trauma therapist, I love using EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) to allow people to heal, process, and begin trauma recovery. It is a very effective therapy and I invite you to learn more about it...

What does it mean to be triggered?  Being “triggered” happens  when something in your environment causes your central nervous system to go into fight or flight mode thus initiating physiological, emotional, and cognitive...

A panic attack, otherwise known as an anxiety attack, is when someone feels intensely overwhelmed.  They can be caused by a life stressor, such as a divorce, death, or public speaking.  Many times, though, they occur...

Although we are starting to see a drop in cases and the vaccine is starting to be distributed, the pandemic continues, among other things. The chronic nature of the pandemic is causing an intensification of mental health...

We are often taught that emotions are “irrational” and that it is better to think logically or rationally. I find that argument to be flawed as it discounts the essential role emotions have in helping us understand...

As we head into the New Year, a time when many resolve to be kinder to themselves, we thought that we would put together all of our self care articles so far, in one place. Many of these take under 5 minutes, try...

Co-written by Kendra Doukas, Erin Jacklin, and Joey Tadie Questioning whether or not to make a New Years Resolution? Maybe after 2020 you are questioning if this is a good idea as a result of the turmoil of last year...

We are offering a weekly blog series with a collection of diverse and effective coping techniques and exercises that can help reduce stress, improve mental and emotional well-being, and perhaps make you even more...

Dr. Erin Jacklin, PsyD and Jenn Kloewer talk about the concept of gift giving to children and a few simple ideas for gifts. https://youtu.be/Zwx8rdiPRKU...

Life hasn’t stopped for anyone, even when the pandemic unexpectedly disrupted most everything in our world. Our individual lives, struggles, triumphs, and complications all persisted (or have even been exacerbated) as...

For those with families, finding time to spend by ourselves can be hard right now.  Many children are remote learning right now so they are home all of the time.  Many parents are working from home.  With all of this...

When I was growing up, my family had traditions for each and every holiday. Easter morning always started with a search for jellybeans my parents had hidden around the house. Thanksgiving morning involved a rigorous hike...

We are offering a weekly blog series with a collection of diverse and effective coping techniques and exercises that can help reduce stress, improve mental and emotional well-being, and perhaps make you even more...

In place of our usual Wednesday morning Self Care Series, we thought we would share a self care blog from student therapist, Kristi Santiago, MA at our nonprofit, The Ardent Grove Foundation. They are gearing up for...

This year has been tough to say the very least. It seems like everyone I know has been hit by so many big and little things in their lives, which is on top of the pandemic and other current stressors. All of these things...

As I reflect on this past year of 2020; I am finding myself constantly challenged in my personal and professional life. As a therapist it is very unusual to be experiencing the same stressful events that my clients are...

Looking for an easy craft for your family that you can send to family and friends to let them know you are thinking of them? Or an easy way to to introduce gratitude to your children? Look no further! This is an easy way...