by Lindsay Sanner | Mar 28, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Grounding, Mental Health, Mindfulness
Can just listening to music help your mental health? Why does just listening to music feel good? Making and sharing music is a human tradition that goes back just about as far as humans do. From singing folk songs shared around a fire to a mother singing her child to...
by Lindsay Sanner | Mar 21, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health
Do you like doing things alone? For a lot of people it feels uncomfortable or unnatural to do things all alone. As humans, we rely on connection with others, but it’s also important to take time for yourself. Spending time on your own gives you a chance to get to know...
by Lindsay Sanner | Dec 14, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Grounding, Mental Health, Mindfulness
Have you heard the phrase “inner child” before? If not, don’t worry. It’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like! You see, as we age, our old selves don’t just disappear. When you turn twelve, your eleven year old self doesn’t somehow slip out of your body and mind...
by Lindsay Sanner | Jun 28, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health
As parents, it’s exciting to celebrate your child’s accomplishments! We want to see our children recognized for how wonderful they are and how hard they work. That’s the idea many of us have for perfect attendance awards–it’s a way to set a “simple” goal for a...
by Lindsay Sanner | Jun 17, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Therapist
What are intrusive thoughts? Do you ever have thoughts that disturb or upset you? Ones that are completely unwelcome, and not something that you would ever choose to think or act on for yourself? These are called intrusive thoughts. They can be violent, sexual, or...
by Lindsay Sanner | Jun 15, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Therapist
4 Ways to Help Your Child Develop Non-Screen Hobbies How often is your child staring at a screen? Probably a lot more than we realize, right? Now, there’s not anything wrong with having a bit of play time with video games or computers, or sitting your child down to...