Although Halloween can satisfy the anticipation in both the young and old, the cautious and crazy, I am finding the seats in my practice being occupied with those whose fear has worn out its welcome long past this one day of the year. As you teach your child the worry tricks that will help him to rewire his anxious brain, he will learn to build in a second, more realistic way of thinking. By challenging what might seem like...
“We are hardwired for connection and our relationships shape our life experiences.” I definitely believe I am hardwired for connection, but at times I wonder whether I’m connecting to the wrong things—as if a pseudo-connection is pacifying my need, or responsibility for that genuine, deep connection with my son.