by Kamaljit "Sonya" Virdi, Ph.D. | Nov 11, 2022 | Anxiety, Family, Parenting
What happens when the approval of others comes at the cost of your child’s well-being and mental health? And would you recognize that it was happening? If you are an adult child of Indian origin, your parents likely encouraged you to become a doctor, lawyer, or...
by Kristen Lipari, Ph.D. | Jul 22, 2022 | Anxiety, Children, Depression, Parenting, Sleep/Relaxation
Depression and Anxiety During and After Pregnancy Bringing a child into the world can be one of the biggest and happiest events in your life, but it can also be extremely stressful. Many physical and emotional changes happen during, and after pregnancy,...
by Natalie Rice-Thorp, Ph.D. | Jul 15, 2022 | Children, Family, Parenting, Stress
Every year as summer approaches, I count down the days until school ends, awaiting the time when I have less on my plate. Exhausted from trying to balance my kids’ school demands, keeping the household functional, and keeping up with my own job, I look forward to not...
by Kristen Lipari, Ph.D. | Mar 4, 2022 | Children, Family, Parenting
Parenthood is full of traps, some of which come in the form of inexplicably painful Legos that hide on the floor just waiting for you to stumble at the end of a long day. Some of these traps occur in our minds. They’re thinking traps, and just because they live in our...
by Michael Toohey, Psy.D. | Feb 7, 2022 | Parenting, Relationships, Teens
Individuation is a crucial developmental phase that starts in early adolescence. During this time teens and young adults begin to assert their own independent identity and establish a cohesive sense of self. Physician and psychiatrist Margaret Mahler describes this...
by Natalie Rice-Thorp, Ph.D. | Sep 24, 2021 | Family, Parenting, Relationships
Do you find yourself looking longingly at your child’s baby pictures? Do the ads for “dorm room décor” bring you to the brink of tears? Have you recently helped your high school graduate pack up their belongings? If the answer is ‘yes,’ then you might be a new empty...
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