Mental Health

Helping you and your kids navigate a range of mental health struggles, from anxiety to autism to depression and everything in between.

9 Impulse Control Strategies for Kids | If your child (or students) struggles with emotional regulation, this post is for you. We're sharing everything you need to know about self-control and impulse control in kids, and we've also put together a list of tips and behavior management ideas to help you teach your child how to control his or her reactions and emotions. From labeling emotions, to creating regular routines, to teaching mindfulness, to choosing the right games, this post has it all!

9 Impulse Control Strategies for Kids

Breadcrumbing 101 | If you're in the dating world - particularly the online dating world - you've probably heard of gaslighting and ghosting behavior, but what is breadcrumbing? This post has everything you need to know - we explain exactly what it is, signs you're being breadcrumbed, how to respond to it, and how to deal with it. Click for a list of red flags to watch for in your relationships, how to confront a breadcrumber, and how to move forward.

Breadcrumbing 101: What It Is, How to Spot It, and How to Cope

How to Control Your Emotions: 10 Strategies | We often label emotions as good or bad, but they aren't one or the other - they are simply our reaction to stimuli. And while we can't always control the thoughts we have and the way we feel, we can control how we react to the events and circumstances around us, allowing us to maintain a sense of calm and control. Click for our best tips and hacks to help you respond to your environment in a positive way instead of reacting negatively to it!

How to Control Your Emotions: 10 Tips and Strategies

How To Be More Assertive: 7 Tips and Habits that Work | If you're looking for tips to help you learn how to be more assertive at work, in your relationships, and everywhere in between, this post is for you. While you can't magically become confident overnight, it's a skill you can start working on TODAY and improve upon over time. Assertiveness builds self-worth, helps establish and maintain boundaries, strengthens communication, improves emotional regulation, and more. Click for tips to help!

How To Be More Assertive: 7 Tips and Habits that Work

10 Habits that Are Actually Anxiety | Sometimes the bad habits we can't break are actually anxiety, driven by triggers, stress, and overwhelm. They may seem like quirks, but they are actually coping mechanisms that can negatively affect our lives. Nail biting, mindlessly social media for hours, insomnia, negative self-talk, fidgeting, and procrastination are all examples of daily habits that maybe actually be a sign of an anxiety disorder. Click for tips to quit these habits once and for all!

10 Habits that Are Actually Anxiety (and How to Cope)

10 Red Flags in Teenage Behavior and How to Cope | Parenting teens is not for the faint of heart, and it can be difficult to know if their behaviour is normal, or the sign they are being bullied or struggling with anxiety, depression, or other mental health concerns. In this post, we share common behaviors -- moodiness, irritability, extreme isolation, poor academic performance, engaging in risky behaviors, and substance abuse -- outline what is/isn't typical and provide tips to help.

10 Red Flags in Teenage Behaviour and How to Cope

6 Self-Care Ideas for Highly Sensitive People | If you identify as a highly sensitive person (HSP), this post is a great resource. We're sharing common signs and personality traits of HSPs, and we explain why self-care is extra important for your emotional and physical health, with tips to help you make this a priority. We're also sharing a list of simple self-care ideas designed for highly sensitive people, allowing you to rest, reset, and recharge.

6 Self-Care Ideas for Highly Sensitive People

9 Habits that Will Increase Your Mental Strength | If you want to build your problem-solving skills, raise your threshold for burnout and stress, and boost your confidence, you need to adopt a positive mindset. Building mental strength and resilience helps improve social connections, confidence, and problem-solving skills, allowing you to take risks and live life to the fullest. If you want to know how to improve your mental strength, click for tips to add to your daily mental wellness routine.

9 Habits that Will Increase Your Mental Strength

People Pleasing and Trauma: 7 Tips to Stop Fawning | When your brain senses danger, it goes into fight, flight, or fawn. Many people who have experienced trauma as a child, teen, or even as an adult develop people pleasing behaviors as a coping mechanism and means of survival. If this resonates with you and you want to know how to stop your people pleasing tendencies, this post has tips to help you stop fawning, learn how to say no, maintain healthy boundaries and self-care, and more!

People Pleasing and Trauma: 7 Tips to Stop Fawning

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