You’ve probably come across plenty of New Year articles, memes, and videos. Here’s another one, but I want to focus on intention, something I often write about on this wellness and healing platform. Many of us want change in our lives, but it can feel scary because change is uncomfortable. Growth is uncomfortable. I’ve read …
When Doctors Don’t Listen: How Medical Dismissal Can Fuel Health Anxiety
The voices of many can be heard in this blog. Not only have my own experiences and those close to me been a testament to this, but countless women have either fought to have their concerns heard or felt unheard, leaving the doctor’s office. Often, this is due to a lack of time, and often …
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Self-Love Equals Self-Care
Looking forward into February, there are many different holidays, daily, weekly, and monthly. We observe Black History month, American Heart Month, and others. There’s Presidents’ Day, we get that day off as a bank holiday, Groundhog’s day and that is shared on February 2nd with Self-Renewal day. But noted, there is the most popularly celebrated …
What about today?
They say that when you focus on the past you may become sad. When you focus on the future you can create angst. Focusing on either prevents us from the things that are in the present moment. There is so much that goes on around us, can you take time to observe what’s going on …
Play Therapy for Adults?
I often find that when people hear about Play Therapy they think about playing and then the thought goes to children playing. We have many transitions in our lives. More specifically, going from childhood to adolescence to adulthood. As we get older we either say or hear people comment “that’s childish,” or “I don’t do …
Jada’s Story
Tell me what you want me to do
Unspoken expectations “Adults have these expectations for kids, and they think we know what they are,” Said a teen in my office who gave me permission to use his words. He was frustrated as are many other kids at the fact that parents and other authority figures have thoughts about what they want, how and …
“Can we eat dinner together?”
Excerpt from the book Through a Child's Eyes, written by Nikole R Jiggetts, LCSW (read more about the book below.) "I want to spend time with you." How many families still have dinner together? Or do you eat in one place and the children eat in their rooms? I’ve heard parents say they feed their …
Tuck me in at night, I still need you
An except from the book Through a Child's Eyes: A guide for parents Tucking a child into bed at night is a way to give a child security and love and to wish them a goodnight. The literal term tuck in would imply you physically secure them for bed, ensuring the sheets are tucked and …
I’m Calling You. Can’t You Hear Me?
Sometimes, I feel it is difficult to work with teens because they’re still a child but want some independence. They are at a point where they are developing individuality but still need and want their mom or dad. They have their own thoughts and opinions but are not sure how to respectfully voice them to …
Replay Counseling and Consulting 