Helping Children Express Big Feelings Without the Mess Anger is a normal and necessary emotion—but for many children, it can feel overwhelming and confusing. Without safe tools to release that intensity, kids may resort to hitting, yelling, or other unsafe behaviors....
POV: You’re a parent or guardian and your kid is becoming curious about their gender or has already come out. Maybe you yourself haven’t had much exposure to queer and transgender communities, but you still want to be as supportive as possible as your kiddo navigates...
It’s been nine years since Lindsay C. Gibson wrote Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting or Self-Involved Parents. Her book and this concept of childhood emotional neglect continue to resonate with people with varying...
In successful therapy, you probably haven’t heard someone say, “I hate my therapist, but the therapy works.” I certainly haven’t. Usually, when I hear or read comments to the effect of “I disliked my therapist,” the story ends with the client having left therapy. At...
