Understanding the Impact of Childhood Trauma on Parenting

emotional intelligence, emotional wellness, family life, mental health, personal growth, self-help, relationships, personaldevelopmentLaura FonsecaOctober 11, 2024childhood trauma, trauma and parenting, emotional triggeres, parent-child relationships, conflict resolution, trauma recovery, healing from trauma, family dynamics, emotional growth, coping mechanisms

Breaking Free from the Victim Triangle: Understanding Roles and Finding Empowerment

mental health, personal development, relationships, self-empowerment, emotional wellnessLaura FonsecaOctober 9, 2024victim triangle, codependency, empowerment, healthy boundaries, relationship dynamics, emotional awareness, self-reflection, personal growth, drama triangle, vulnerabilit, vulnerability

Navigating New Relationships: A Parent’s Guide to Introducing Partners to Children

parenting, relationships, mental health, personal development, family lifeLaura FonsecaOctober 7, 2024dating, Parenting, emotional awareness, child development, relationships, trust, breakups, communication, co-parenting, family dynamics

The Heart of Connection: Love as an Active Decision

mental health, relationships, parenting, emotional intelligence, personal development, therapyLaura FonsecaOctober 1, 2024love, relationships, emotional connection, vulnerability, teenagers, young adults, conscious choices, empathy, frienship, family dynamics

Reframing Expectations: Building Resilience in Today’s Teens

parenting, mental health, coping skills, family life, wellnessLaura FonsecaSeptember 28, 2024teen mental health, emotion regulation, self-esteem, family conflict, anxiety, depression, resilience, pandemic impact, coping strategies, empathy

The Power of Connection: Cultivating Meaningful Conversations

communication, relationships, parenting, personal development, mental healthLaura FonsecaSeptember 26, 2024meaningful conversations, connection, emotional intelligence, active listening, communication skills, relationship building, loneliness, conversation starters, engaging questions, family activities

Transforming Test Anxiety: From Fear to Empowerment

mental health, therapeutic technique, parenting, education, coping skillsLaura FonsecaSeptember 24, 2024test anxiety, cognitive distortions, catastrophizing, emotional awareness, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, self-regulation, anxiety management, student wellness, academic stress

Letting Go to Grow: Prioritizing Friendships that Uplift

When certain friends become less present in your life, focus your energy and time on the things you can control.

Help Your Child Regulate Emotions With A Calming Space

To help children self-regulate, create a space in their home where they can calm down and press the restart button when feeling overwhelmed.

Building Strong Foundations: Tools for Reducing Childhood Anxiety

Supporting an anxious child can be difficult. Here are 5 ways to decrease stress in your home by effectively support your child’s anxiety.

The Transformative Journey of Counseling

I like to use imagery to explain how counseling works. In this article, I explain to you in a very simple way how counseling can not only improve your emotional wellness, but it can also physically change how your brain.

Embracing Change: How to Shift Your Mood and Mindset

Feelings are just temporary, and the opportunity to change them exists. Here are a few suggestions to help you feel better and move forward in a positive way when feeling down.

The Power of Childhood Experiences: Shaping Our Stories and Realities

Our childhood experiences lay the foundation for who we are, what we believe, and where we are going in life. It is during childhood, that we come to understand ourselves in relation to others. What we learn as a child becomes the basis of what we call normal. Through our experiences, we create a story of who we are and what we deserve in life.

The Power of Journaling: A Safe Haven for Emotions

Journaling is a very effective tool for children and adolescents to utilize when feeling stressed and overwhelmed. It encourages mindfulness, creativity, and allows children a safe space to express themselves.

Tackling Excessive Screen Time: A Guide for Parents

When children take part in excessive online gaming, they are training their brains to use the lower level functioning part of their brains, a part of their brain that all animals have, rather than the higher functioning part of brain that is unique to humans. As a result, rather than stopping and thinking before acting, they are training their brains to react with survival instincts.

Embracing Our Bodies: Reframing Body Image

During my tenure at an inpatient eating disorder treatment center, I learned a variety of tools that help when regularly practiced to retrain our brains to accept, appreciate, and value our bodies for all they do for us.