How to Explain Intrusive Thoughts to Your Kids Almost everyone gets them, but no one likes to talk about it: Intrusive Thoughts. It can be a challenging thing to talk to your kids about intrusive thoughts; after all, there can be such a range of what is considered normal and what isn’t. (Read: 7 Ways …
“The view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects how you lead your life.” Dweck If you have lived long enough, then you know that mindset plays an important role in how our lives turn out. There have been quite a few studies recently about the power of the growth mindset and the downfall of having …
How to Recognize If Your Child Has Anxiety In recent years, we have learned more and more about anxiety and other mental disorders. Where anxiety may have been taboo a few decades ago, research has shed plenty of light on how it affects more people than previously realized. This may be because anxiety disorder has …
Understanding Emotional Invalidation Everyone wants to feel heard and understood. But what happens if the validation isn’t there? Is there a term that describes having your feelings rejected? This term is emotional invalidation. It’s not hard to imagine precisely what emotional invalidation is. (8 Practical Ways to Practice Peaceful Discipline.) Psych.com defines it as “dismissing …
What is Flow Theory? I have talked a little about positive psychology. But just in case you are new, positive psychology is the study of what makes life worth living. It explores scientific concepts such as resilience, mindfulness, meaning and purpose, and more. Another method of positive psychology worth exploring is flow theory. (Read: 14 …