Happiness and Compassion
What do I mean? Compassion is defined as a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken…
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20 Epic Life Skills Your Child Learns Through Play
Play is an underestimated but vastly powerful force on your child’s development, read more about the areas of development that are…
A Listening EAR
What if you could transform your stressful relationships almost instantly? You could if you listen with EAR. What do I…
Top 10 Things Your Children Need from You
As much as we might wish for a parenting manual, with exact instructions based on proven scientific methodology, the truth…
Setting Limits: How to Say Yes to Yourself and No to Others
Read any magazine article or book about parenting and the author will advise the necessity of setting limits for children.…
Blended Families
All relationships have their complications, but step-families create a web of relationships and inter-relationships that make the average spider’s overnight…
Growing Yourself as a Parent
“Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to…
Creating What You Want In Life
We all wish to live the life we really want. If that’s the case, why does it seem that so…
Procrastinating
Procrastinating means putting off unpleasant tasks that one should get done. People who procrastinate will delay cleaning, organizing, working on…
New Year, New You: The 30-second article that could make you feel better
Can Probiotics help our emotional adjustment? What are probiotics? They are the critters that live in our gut. There are…
Taking The Stress Out Of The Holidays
When most of us think of the holidays, we picture family get-togethers, gifts, big meals, and time off. But all…
Feeling trendy? The Best Available Mobile Apps in Behavioral Health
A question we often get is, “What else can I do to help myself between sessions?” The use of technology…
Connection And Love
We all know how important love is. When we feel love, it is healthy for our body and healing for…
Self-Acceptance is an Action
Imagine you are standing in front of a full-length mirror. Naked. You have been asked to gaze at yourself for…
Creating What You Want In Life
We all wish to live the life we really want. If that’s the case, why does it seem that so…
Body Image-It’s Not What You See, but How You Feel
“If you can learn to like how you look, and not the way you think you look, it can set…
HOW EXERCISE HELPS OUR BRAINS
Copyright © 2013 by Lynn D. Johnson, Ph.D. For more information: http://DrLynnJohnson.com In the past few years we have discovered…
What’s My Purpose?
Note from the Director: This month I am proud to feature an excerpt from a young local author (and friend)…