5 Ways to Practice Belonging to Yourself
As I navigate uncertainties and insecurities, some of the best medicine has been being with myself. But, like, really being with myself.
Committing to Self-Care and Community Care
Self-care and collective or community care are experiences and actions that are worthy of our time, energy, and effort. Furthermore, these acts of tending to ourselves and one another are required in order for us to thrive.
How to Use Non-Capitalist Thinking for Social Change and Hope
If we wish to dismantle the systems that oppress and exploit us and the planet, we can start by changing our way of thinking and looking at the world in non-capitalist ways.
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20 Ways to Be An Advocate for Social Change and Transformation
We all have a range of tools and gifts that we can use to stand up for our values and beliefs each and every day.
There’s No “Right” Way to Honor Your Birthday
You have permission to honor your birthday any way you'd like. In simple ways, grand ways, solitary ways, in crowded ways, and any other way YOU choose.
How to Use Reading as Self-Care
Reading our books not only offered entertainment and education, but they also offered insight to our own circumstances, helped us to grow personally, and to connect with the books’ characters.
The Importance of Having Fun WITH Your Teen
Parents often reach out wanting to work on the uncomfortable and scary stuff, AND it’s also my job to remind you of the silly, light-hearted stuff– the stuff that sustains you in your role of parent or caregiver.
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30 Ways to Have Socially Distanced Fun This Summer
This summer has not offered the rest or space or extra income that previous summers have. The intersection of pandemic and the racial justice uprisings is a pretty intense space, and you are holding a lot.
How To Support Multiracial Teens: A Guide For Parents
Bri Craig, MS, LMFT-A, lives and works as a family therapist in Austin, TX. She currently sees clients at Austin Teen Therapy, a group practice geared towards supporting teens and…
How to Destigmatize Conversation about Mental Health
I hear from so many teens that they not sure how to ask for help, uncertain how their parents or loved ones will respond, and that big or heavy feelings aren't welcome in many spaces they occupy.