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Mental health conditions aren't "simple things" that people can get over. This is why education, understanding and empathy are needed to help remove the stigma surrounding mental health.
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There's A Second Kind Of Bipolar Disorder. For Black Women, It Hits Different. Bipolar II is often misunderstood and misdiagnosed. For me, finally figuring out how to navigate it was life-changing.

And it's still about the child.

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Parents aren't done parenting when their children become adults. The parenting duties shift from oversight, management, and guidance to support, respect, and gentle guidance (with boundaries). But needs do not disappear with adulthood. Supporting adult children is not the same as supporting the children who are being raised. Navigating adult relationships require openness and many conversations.

Parenting is a lifetime commitment that might shift, but it doesn't disappear entirely.

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Hope Connection 2.0 is a therapeutic camp for adopted children and their families.

Apply today for our Fall 2022 Cohort!

Application dates: May 23 - June 10, 2022
Camp dates: October 7-9 and November 11-13, 2022

For details and qualifications, visit: https://child.tcu.edu/hope-connection-2-0/

Do you ever wonder why you're compelled to yell? Guess what, it's not exactly because your kids aren't listening (even though it may feel that way).

While it's common to raise your voice and intensity of you don't feel your message is being received and understood, the root of yelling is often embedded in our own unmet needs and attachment wounds.

Do what you can do...

"My home will be gentle, it will be warm.
It will keep my loved ones safe...
I'll sing in the shower again,
cook with a smile, and dance in all the rooms."

Dedicated to all who grew up in homes characterized by slamming doors, ugly words, name calling, and shame ~ may you have the courage and skill to own your worth and craft a new life. Dedicated to all who have raised voices, said hurtful words, and harmed others in anger ~ may you have the courage and skill to make humble amends, seek support/healing, and craft a new life.

~Amy

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"Awareness is often enough to motivate change.

Simply tracking your food intake will motivate you to alter it. Merely writing down your problems may spark ideas for possible solutions.

The process starts with seeing reality clearly."

Relationships can be salvaged and repaired when people are accountable and willing to change. ⁣

Whether children are under 18 years old, or adults, they benefit from an apology, words of affirmation, and changed behavior.

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This is a good time to check in with yourself. Do you need help with your mental health? If you don't know where to start, this infographic may help guide you. http://go.usa.gov/xtqcs

Latest resource is out: Learning From Mistakes Repair Plan - Restorative Behavior Reflection Think Sheets. https://bit.ly/RepairPlanRestorativeBehavior 💜
Grounded in a Restorative Practice framework and the assumption that all behavior is a form of communication, these Repair Plans invite students who have broken a school rule or expectation to reflect on what they've done, to voice their unmet needs, to consider others who have been impacted, to make more helpful choices in the future, and to make amends to those who have been harmed.
Will have sheets and a mini-lesson, too And will be added to the "Calm Classroom Bundle” if you already have that!

Good.Day.Wellness updated their business hours.

The Reflection in Me HD A heartwarming family film sharing themes of love, acceptance, and having a positive self-image.--You are perfectly perfect just the way you are! Marc Colagi...

Deep listening is an act of surrender. We risk being changed by what we hear.

When I really want to hear another person’s story, I try to leave my preconceptions at the door and draw close to their telling. I am always partially listening to the thoughts in my own head when others are speaking, so I consciously quiet my thoughts and begin to listen with my senses.

Empathy is cognitive and emotional—to inhabit another person’s view of the world is to feel the world with them. But I also know that it’s okay if I don’t feel very much for them at all. I just need to feel safe enough to stay curious.

The most critical part of listening is asking what is at stake for the other person. I try to understand what matters to them, not what I think matters. Sometimes I start to lose myself in their story. As soon as I notice feeling unmoored, I try to pull myself back into my body, like returning home. As Hannah Arendt says, ‘One trains one’s imagination to go visiting.’ When the story is done, we must return to our skin, our own worldview, and notice how we have been changed by our visit."

Source: See No Stranger