Why Baby Sleep Books Can Harm Maternal Mental Health
When I was seven months pregnant, someone handed me a copy of Twelve Hours by Twelve Weeks, a bestselling baby sleep manual. I devoured it like scripture. Everyone had warned me that the sleep deprivation would be brutal. This book promised salvation, if I just followed the rules: stretch feedings, track ounces, ignore midnight cries. […]
Four Signs That Indicate a Group Is Harmful
Whether it is the parents on your child’s sports team, a group of people who live in the same cul-de-sac, or your team at work, people in a group can turn toxic quickly. Four signs may signify that it is not a healthy situation, and knowing how to deal with it may protect you. Four […]
How Parents Can Help Kids Ask the Big Questions
“I can do it myself!” That’s a phrase we typically associate with young children when they learn to get dressed and eat breakfast. Later, they might use it as they start riding a bike or reading a chapter book. But what does the question have to do with their spiritual development? A lot, it turns […]
Lonely? 3 Effective Coping Strategies Could Help
Council on Substance Abuse. The loneliness epidemic persists: A post-pandemic look at the state of loneliness among U.S. adults. cosancadd.org/the-loneliness-epidemic-persists-a-post-pandemic-look-at-the-state-of-loneliness-among-u-s-adults/ Cox, D. (2021). The state of American friendship: Change, challenges, and loss. Survey Center on American Life. Floyd, K., Ray, C. D., & Hesse, C. (2025). Theoretic principles of rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT) and […]
How Couples Overcome Issues in Relationships
Solving Relationship Communication Problems: How Couples Overcome Issues in Relationships We all know that feeling when communication in our relationship seems more like a battleground than a bonding experience. It can be tough, but you’re not alone. Many couples face communication issues that leave them feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, and stuck in frustrating patterns. Gottman research […]
How Understanding Complex Trauma Deepened My Ability to Love Myself
“Being present for your own life is the most radical act of Self-compassion you can offer yourself.” ~Sylvia Boorstein In 2004, I experienced a powerful breakthrough in understanding what it meant to love myself. I could finally understand that self-love is about the relationship that you have with yourself, and that relationship is expressed in […]
How to Bring More Joy Into Your Classroom
When fifth-grade teacher Sharri Conklin first invited her students to lead a daily mindfulness moment, she didn’t expect it to spark a quiet revolution. What began as a single child asking to read a meditation script grew into a classroom tradition of student-led calm and joyful clapping after lessons—not because it was required, but because […]
Anniversary Grief after Infertility and Perinatal Loss
Sometimes, you find yourself feeling off. Maybe you’re extra tired, more emotional than usual, or just not yourself. Then you check the calendar and it makes sense. It’s that time of year again. The anniversary of your pregnancy loss.The due date that never arrived.The start of a fertility treatment cycle that ended in heartbreak. You […]
How to Set Boundaries With Your Smartphone
We’ve all been there. It’s the end of a long day, and you’re exhausted. You plop on the couch to scroll on your phone for a few minutes before you go to bed. The problem is, the habit lasts longer than intended. A brief 10-minute scroll on Instagram unexpectedly turns into a two-hour binge down […]
How Immigration Policies Are Harming Mental Health
By Srishti Katuri, MA, and Cynthia J. Najdowski, PhD, University at Albany. On March 15, 2025, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act—historically employed only during wartime—so that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could immediately remove Venezuelan citizens alleged to be terrorists from the United States. That same day, ICE deported Kilmar […]