Mental Health Therapy
ADHD gets a pretty hard wrap, mostly because it is diagnosed based on their ADHD brains are not going well. We very rarely assess people for ADHD when their ADHD brains are working for them. So here is what it looks like when ADHD works well. Other things that I would add as modern pros:* … Read more
Being a parent is hard. We hear all sorts of complex advice that seems contradictory. For most youth, this is what I recommend to parents to help guide them. Some youth require extra layers on top of this – for that, check with your or your children’s therapist. 1) Let your children know you love … Read more
Change is hard, takes work and may not work the way you want it to. This is why most people try not to make changes. This can lead to some of the common traits of denial, bargaining and anger rather than making the necesarry changes to meet the situation. People will invest a great deal … Read more
Sometimes, despite our best efforts, life happens and all that we can do is hold on until the ride is over. It may seem scary and that we can’t possibly survive, but we will and do. This feeling is called the Trauma Coaster. Trauma Coaster: Recognising that you are in for a wild ride, that … Read more
Some people say mean things, and when they get chastised for it, will say it is a joke. But it is what they mean. Schrödinger‘s Douchebag: A person who says offensive things and decides whether they were joking based upon the reaction of people around them The question you should be asking is – do … Read more
Frequently people are told they are good or bad, and sometimes the people doinng the telling have good intention and are wrong, have bad intentions and are wrong, or may actually be right. There is a signficiant loss of power when we let someone else tell us if we are good or bad – we … Read more