The Power of Bookending, Frontloading, and Microdosing Nervous System Nourishment: Supporting Stress, Trauma, Anxiety in Bethesda, MD. Many of us treat nervous system care like we treat a fire extinguisher...we only reach for it when everything is already on fire! We wait until we're overwhelmed,...
Regulation is NOT Calm: Surfing the Waves of Parenting If you’re a parent, you already know: life with kids is less like a calm pond and more like the ocean that is full of ripples, waves, and the occasional tidal wave of spilled juice. And...
With recent federal employment layoffs and challenging work environments, many families are feeling the ripple effects—tightened budgets, paused plans, and growing uncertainty about their jobs and future. As a parent, the weight of financial stability for your family while trying to stay emotionally present can...
Wearing PJs inside out and manifesting snow can be exciting for the household! Then the snow comes, and it can be even more thrilling! Depending on your children's age and level of independence, this adventure can run out of steam quickly. Here are some tips...
One of the most challenging jobs as a parent is to co-regulate our children, whose frontal lobe is not developed to do this on their own. Often, we find ourselves escalating with our kiddos, as our own nervous systems have been maxed out from all...
It's so important to fill up our kiddos' piggy banks! Not the ones you may be thinking though...emotional piggy banks! We are constantly making withdrawals morning to night from "I'm only going to tell you one more time to put your shoes on for school"...