How to help children through the stress of COVID-19

  As we continue to reshape our new normal, we are beginning to come down from the height of our anxiety and may feel flustered and puzzled with how to move forward properly. We all have different defense mechanisms and coping skills that we begin to implement...

How Does Social Media Affect Our Expectations?

  The use of social media platforms have skyrocketed within the last decade. It is important that we understand the effects that using social media has on people. Almost all age groups use social media to connect to one another. This use of technology is...

Compromising

  People say the first year of marriage is the hardest. I believe that the first year of marriage is the hardest for couples not only because two people are adjusting to a new life together but they are coming down from the high of wedding bliss and sinking their...

Adolescents Need for Structure

  During the school break this holiday season, many students find themselves without structure during their day. Although the break from school is something they look forward to and celebrate it may cause trouble when there is a clear lack of structure....

The Best Communication Technique

    If I only had five minutes to change someone’s life, I would give them this DEARMAN tool.  A DEARMAN is a communication tool from dialectical behavior therapy which was designed by Marsha Linehan.1 It is a tool that helps us to connect and...