by Lindsay Sanner | Nov 30, 2021 | Anxiety, Mindfulness
Why is mindfulness so often recommended to help manage anxiety? While there are many ways anxiety can show up, including physical symptoms (stomach aches, insomnia, nausea, sweating, etc.) a key element to anxiety is frequently what we call racing thoughts. This is...
by Lindsay Sanner | Aug 17, 2021 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Play Therapy
We’ve talked before about play on the blog in the context of child development, but did you know that it’s also important for adults to play? Play is something we tend to think of as being for children only, but really anyone with a brain can benefit from play. Play...
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...
by Brice Sanner | May 26, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Grounding, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Therapist
Recognizing Signs of Depression in Your Teen How well do you remember being a teenager? Although we may like to think that we’re not too far removed from our teen years, in reality it’s probably been a while since you had to think like a teenager. The teen years were...
by Lindsay Sanner | May 24, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Grounding, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Therapist
Reframing Negative Thoughts Not all of our thoughts are true. Now that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t listen to our thoughts ever. But it’s important to take a step back and consider what our thoughts are telling us and why. It’s also not to say that our thoughts are only...
