The Reframe Game
Today we want to share a super helpful psych skill with you: Reframing (or, for parents, How to Get Your Kids to Do What You Want) [read more]
Smart Phones – The New Pacifier
The many problems associated with youth smart phone use is not new. In fact, you have probably heard many chastising messages about them (see the Surgeon General Warning here) and, if you are being completely honest, rolled your eyes to at least a few of them). As parents, we get it. [read more]
Radical Acceptance
At YVJ, we know that sometimes life throws us curveballs. Despite our best efforts and meticulous planning, life can get in the way – big time. What we do when it all falls apart matters – we can let the curveballs knock us out or find a way to persevere in [read more]
How to Survive an Election Season
At YVJ we are well aware of the business and burdens of the fall season. This time of year can be extra challenging during election years – particularly presidential ones! [read more]
Being Enough
If you are anything like me, you do a lot for other people. We give time, energy, thought, worry and so much else to the people who are important to us. While I love taking care of others, it can also be exhausting. And despite my best efforts… I often find [read more]
Curbing Sensory and Information Overload
Intentional brevity and conscious use of your time and resources guide this post. [read more]
Forget about Self-Care – Just Go Have Fun
In recent decades, “self-care” has certainly been a buzzword that has popped up again and again. [read more]