Did the Pandemic Increase Loneliness in Teenage Girls?

Teen Girl Studying

Protecting your family from COVID-19 is important, but the pandemic has also created a mental health epidemic. It’s hitting our teens hard, and it’s hitting the girls the hardest.   In fact, new research from The Rox Institute for Research and Training released a report on how pandemic loneliness is affecting 5th through 12th grade girls and found:   Girls are experiencing newfound fear about their futures since the…

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How Much Stress is Too Much? A Caregiver’s Guide

Mother and daughter with counselor

As a parent, you may be wondering how to help your child manage their stress better and improve their mental health. After all, we live in some of the most stressful times in human history. Even putting aside the global pandemic, rising anxiety rates in children have been reported for decades. But we want to make something very…

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8 Ways to Manage Anxiety as a Family

Father and Son Laughing

There is no shortage of stressors on our families today. A global pandemic, adjusting to working and schooling from home, the grief of losing typical life experiences, plus daily stress from work, finances, and more, are all coming together to create an incredibly anxious moment. Especially as we reintegrate back into social life with the…

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6 Tips for Holiday Self-Care

Family members baking cookies for holiday self care.

Is your teen or young adult who’s gone through mental health or substance use treatment stressing out about family dynamics during the holidays? Share this blog post, which has several self-care tips to support their mental health as December winds down and New Year’s Eve approaches.  The holidays can be wonderful, and it can be great to be around family. But with the extra stressors at this time of the year, even the closest-knit families can be challenged, and drama of…

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Why Do I Feel So Anxious?

There are plenty of things in life to be anxious about. But sometimes we feel overly anxious, or anxious about things that shouldn’t make us feel anxious. Sometimes, anxiety isn’t even something we are aware of. It makes our muscles tense, our stomach nauseated, and can even cause physical pain. It doesn’t make any sense.…

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7 Quick Tips to Manage Holiday Stress

If you’re anything like me, the holiday season brings out the best stress. For many of us, the holiday season is jam-packed with family, friends, parties, shopping, cleaning, entertaining, and that’s just the start. All of these actives are worthwhile and can be fun, but can also invite some not so welcomed guests… stress and…

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