By Angelica Shiels Psy.D. So you want me to pay you to watch my three boys, huh? I see from your references that you come highly recommended, but since you have never watched these boys before, I just have a … Continue reading
Mothers, smothers, & lovers. (A tale of abandonment and engulfment.)
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By Angelica Shiels Psy.D. Duane and Mary often fought about the same thing over and over: Duane was distant and unresponsive to Mary’s emotional and physical advances; Mary relentlessly smothered Duane with her demands for conversation and intimacy. This couple, like many … Continue reading
How to stop intrusive thoughts. By Meg Sanity
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Guest Post By Meg Sanity Thought replacement is one of the most widely-used techniques in cognitive behavioral treatment. It is also one of the most self-explanatory techniques under the cognitive behavioral umbrella. What you do is…replace your thoughts. This is … Continue reading
So you hate your teen daughter’s boyfriend.
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By Angelica Shiels Psy.D. His name is “Nick,” but all his friends call him “Bro” …. Errr, I got that wrong; it’s actually “Brah.”. The first time you met him, he wore a flat-billed, fluorescent hat and this shirt: … Continue reading
How to talk to your wife: An instruction MANual for husbands.
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By Angelica Shiels Psy.D. Husbands, yes, husbands, I’m talking to you. Turn down the TV volume, shut down your Fruit-Ninja app, and read this carefully: You know what women don’t do often enough? (Besides that; this is not a post … Continue reading
This goes out to all the ladies who hate being pregnant. By, Kristen Mae
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This post was so true, so relatable, and so hilarious! Thanks, Kristen! By Kristen Mae of “Abandoning Pretense” “Pregnancy is a gift from God.” “I just love the feeling of knowing a tiny human is doing laps in my uterus!” … Continue reading
The most important part of the kindergarten curriculum
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By Angelica Shiels Psy.D. Last year, around this time, my oldest son started kindergarten. (And this week, he will be starting kindergarten again. Summer birthday. Boy. Lots of desk-work and worksheets. Nuff said?) Last year, I remember hoping that … Continue reading
For adolescents with extreme emotions and behaviors
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I am a BIG fan of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and use it In individual therapy and with my teenage girls group. DBT is a type of therapy which basically teaches awareness, tolerating difficult emotions, and social /communication skills. Although it … Continue reading
Dear teenage boy thinking about having sex,
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By Angelica Shiels Psy.D. So, teenage boy, you’re thinking about having sex with that girl you’ve been talking to. There’s a conversation we need to have first. Yes, teenage boy, I know you are more than a walking hormonal, porn-obsessed, … Continue reading
Family Routines and Rituals = Good for Kids.
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Research has found a correlation between participation in family routines/rituals and positive language, social, emotional, and academic development in kids. While psyhologists can’t say that the “routines” actually cause the positive outcomes (this is correlation, not true experiment), researchers concluded that families with routines tend … Continue reading
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