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Understanding the Children of a Narcissist

Understanding the Children of a Narcissist

by Callie Walder | May 16, 2022 | Better You Tips, Child & Teen Therapy, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy

The children of a narcissist are often children who grow up to be codependent, people-pleasers, and have low self-esteem. They are children who never feel good enough for their parents or themselves. This blog post will explore the effects of growing up with a...
Negative Bias | Learning How To Overcome Negative Thinking

Negative Bias | Learning How To Overcome Negative Thinking

by Claire Savage | Apr 20, 2022 | Better You Tips, Claire Savage, Individual Therapy

Are you finding yourself feeling stuck or weighed down by negative thoughts? If you answered yes, you may be experiencing a negativity bias. Are you curious why you can’t seem to shake the negativity from your life? Are you overplaying negative thoughts or are these...
From People Pleasing to ‘You First’ Mode

From People Pleasing to ‘You First’ Mode

by Caitlin Siekerka | Apr 11, 2022 | Better You Tips, Caitlin Siekerka, Child & Teen Therapy, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy, lgbtq-therapy

Are you always putting others before you? Do you struggle to say no to others? Do you find that you sacrifice or minimize your own needs, feelings, or desires to put others first? And in turn, do these responses sometimes cause guilt, shame, resentment, exhaustion, or...
Intergenerational Patterns

Intergenerational Patterns

by Caleb Dunn | Apr 8, 2022 | Better You Tips, Caleb Dunn, Child & Teen Therapy, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy, Relationships

Do you know what intergenerational patterns are? In a sense, people are nothing more than organic machines. That is to say, machines and computers follow patterns to function. These patterns appear in the codes written when programming a machine or computer. In the...
Building Boundaries with Social Media

Building Boundaries with Social Media

by Brianna Intili | Apr 7, 2022 | Better You Tips, Brianna Intili, Child & Teen Therapy, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy, lgbtq-therapy

Society has described social media as one of the best and worst inventions of the 21st century. In the beginning, the idea seemed genius. Let us create an online forum that allows individuals in two different places to connect, share thoughts, create memories, and so...
Attachment Styles | Find Security in Your Relationships

Attachment Styles | Find Security in Your Relationships

by Courtney Miller | Apr 7, 2022 | Attachment, Better You Tips, Child & Teen Therapy, Courtney Miller, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy, Relationships

Curious about why some people are more secure in relationships than others? What you know of love, connection, and relationships you learn in early childhood. Renowned family therapist, Mary Ainsworth, did a study called the Strange Situation, where, after observing...
Parent-Child Connection Through Emotional Expression

Parent-Child Connection Through Emotional Expression

by Caleb Dunn | Mar 17, 2022 | Better You Tips, Caleb Dunn, Child & Teen Therapy, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy

Whether you are a biological parent, adopted parent, foster parent, or serve in another caregiving role, your job is really hard. Being a caregiver is one of the most thankless jobs/roles that there is in the world. For whatever way or reason you are now in the...
How to slow down your mind and body in a fast-paced world 

How to slow down your mind and body in a fast-paced world 

by Caitlin Siekerka | Feb 22, 2022 | Better You Tips, Caitlin Siekerka, Child & Teen Therapy, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy

Are you always on the go and unsure how to hit the mental brakes or slow things down? Do you keep falling into anxious or physically draining patterns without allowing time for your brain and body to rest? It can be so hard to navigate our fast-paced world and the...
How To Rebuild Your New Year’s Resolution

How To Rebuild Your New Year’s Resolution

by Brianna Intili | Feb 3, 2022 | Better You Tips, Brianna Intili, Holidays, Individual Therapy

This year is the year. You are finally going to make a change and start the year off strong with a new year’s resolution; you are going to wake up at five in the morning and hit the gym six days a week. Maybe you decide to journal twice a day to unload what has...
How to Practice Gratitude into Every day

How to Practice Gratitude into Every day

by Claire Savage | Jan 11, 2022 | Better You Tips, Child & Teen Therapy, Claire Savage, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy, lgbtq-therapy

Are you thinking of learning how to practice gratitude in your everyday life? Do you want to change your mindset? Are you unsure of where to start? If any of these questions sparked your curiosity then you are in the right place. Grateful thinking provides clarity,...
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