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The Accidental Spy
Often, I have watched as a client pours their heart and soul out to a perceived ally, only to hear that such confidence was ill-placed. Family friends, mutual acquaintances, well-meaning in-laws can, at times, become accidental spies.
Getting Real about New Motherhood: A Time of Momentous Joy Can Also be Fraught with Confusion, Pain, and Heartache
No matter how excited and elated a new mom might be to finally meet her tiny newborn, the days, weeks, and oftentimes months following childbirth can also be spent coping with roller-coaster hormones, scant sleep, and limited time for self-care.
The Hidden Psychology Behind the Appeal of Social Media
We tend to underestimate the importance of our identity and worth. It seems to be a universal human experience this idea that we do not know why we are here nor how important and vital our individual existence actually is. This mystery; who am I and what is my worth may have more influence on our daily life than we realize.
Halloween will be different this year. Here’s how to explain that to your kids.
Here's a recent interview Kristen Neal, LPC and James Ahearn, JD, LPC did with Saint Louis Magazine on how Halloween may be affected in your neighborhood this year and how to address it with the kiddos. CLICK TO READ
See Your Therapist on the Channel 5 News
We love community outreach! Click the link to watch Kristen Neal, LPC and co-owner of Greenway Therapy talk about the COVID crisis and your teen's mental health. CLICK HERE
There is Pain in Your DNA- Epigenetics and Trauma
It is the proteins running the show! Our cells are in constant communication with our environment. What we eat, who we are in relationship to, the kinds of energy we are around, our thoughts and perceptions- our cells take it all in.
Parenting My Teen- 4 Tips on staying out of the power struggle
Teens are so fun to work with in therapy! They are actually one of my favorite types of counseling clients. Although, raising teens can feel not so fun because the bigger they are the harder they are to control. Parenting should not center around power and control or...
I Can’t Trust My Teen-Help!
Our development centers around relationships. One function of those relationships is something called co-regulation which happens because of neuron in the human brain called mirror neurons. If you have a teen that is causing mischief, is overly clingy and generally doing some behaviors that don’t quite fit their stereotypical developmental stage get closer to them. The nearness to you will help them regulate themselves through your example.
STRESS- I should have listened
What gives me a false sense of accomplishment or autonomy that is really an imbalance?