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Perinatal Depression: Signs, Symptoms, and Where to get Support
During pregnancy and postpartum women are particularly vulnerable to anxiety and depression. The perinatal period (conception-1 year delivery) is a time of significant hormone and identity change. Read More.
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Teens and Panic Attacks: What are they and What to Do
Anxiety is a normal and expected part of life. It keeps us safe when there is danger or a threat of danger. Read More.
Dr. Kirsten Ellingsen
Do you know that the way you breathe can influence how you FEEL, how you THINK, and and how you ACT? Stress, anxiety, and anger can activate our fight or flight response. Read More.
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Uncertainty is unavoidable in daily life. Not being able to tolerate uncertainty is a sure path to increased worry and anxiety. Read More.
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Reducing Teen Anxiety Using the Three R’s: Recognize, Relax, Re-think
Being a teenager can be hard. At times, very hard. Physical changes, academic demands, and different social or romantic pressures create new challenges and potential areas of stress. Read More.
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Keeping Teens Safe and Supported: What to Know About Depression
Everyone feels sad or discouraged at times. These are normal and expected emotions. Read More.
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Identifying Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Young Children
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorders in childhood. Read More.
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Autism is now one of the most commonly diagnosed developmental disabilities in early childhood. Read More.
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Better Communication with Teens
Communication is key to building a healthy relationship during the teenage years. Below are a few suggestions for how to connect and improve communication with your teen. Read More.
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Reduce the Rage: Managing Anger Better
Anger is a healthy and normal emotion. Everyone gets angry, but not everyone expresses it well. This is the second in a two- part blog series on Managing Anger with Recognizing and Resetting. Read More.
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Staying Regulated
It is understandable that many children and adults are experiencing higher levels of anger, frustration, anxiety and sadness. Uncertainty remains and there is a considerable emotional toll generally. Read More.
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Managing Anxiety
Anxiety is a normal and expected part of life. It keeps us safe when there is danger or a threat of danger. It occurs for common reasons at different developmental stages of life. Anxiety can also be a problem when it is frequent, exaggerated, and negatively affects functioning and participation in daily activities. Read more
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Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism is now one of the most commonly diagnosed developmental disabilities in early childhood. It is estimated that about 1 in 59 children in the United States has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Read more
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Start with Breathing
Stress, anxiety, and anger can activate our fight or flight response. In this state our body becomes tense, our heart might beat fast, and breathing become shallow signaling that we are in danger. Helpful when a threat is real, not so helpful when it is a false alarm. Read more
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