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Supporting Children, Teens, and Families During the Transition Into Summer As summer begins, many families find themselves shifting out of the structure of the school year and into a season that feels both exciting and overwhelming. The transition into summer can affect children, teens, parents, teachers, and caregivers in different ways as routines change, schedules become less predictable, and families work to find a new rhythm. While summer can bring more freedom, connecti

Sometimes spring does not feel light and open. Sometimes it feels like holding too many things at once. The end of the school year, changing schedules, responsibilities, transitions, unfinished projects, family needs, and the pressure to keep moving can leave us feeling stretched thin. At the very same time, there may also be a quiet part inside of us longing for something new. A new rhythm. A new beginning. A new version of ourselves that feels more grounded, connected, rest

As we move through this season, and as National Eating Disorder Awareness Week approaches later this month, we find ourselves reflecting on something larger than awareness alone. We are reflecting on belonging. Eating disorders affect people across all bodies, ages, genders, abilities, and identities. Recovery does not have a single look or follow a single timeline. And yet the invitation does not stop there. It widens into all the places where people are trying to heal. Bel

Some weeks don’t arrive gently. They land with weight. The news feels louder. Conversations feel sharper. Your body tightens before your mind can make sense of why. When this happens, many of us do what we’ve learned to do well. We brace. We push through. We scroll. We stay informed at the cost of staying regulated. But the nervous system doesn’t speak in headlines. It speaks in breath. In tension. In fatigue. In the quiet signal that says, this is a lot. There is nothing wro

So many people arrive in the new year already tired. Not the kind of tired that sleep fixes, but the deeper kind. The kind that lives in the shoulders, the jaw, the breath. The kind that shows up as anxiety, irritability, shutdown, or a quiet sense of being overwhelmed before the day has even begun. In therapy, we often name this for what it is. A nervous system that has been working overtime. Nervous system regulation is not a trend or a buzzword, it is a foundational piece

The New Year often arrives carrying a familiar script. Lose weight. Get more disciplined. Be more productive. Fix what feels lacking. For many people, New Year’s resolutions begin with good intentions and end with quiet self-criticism. By February, the goals that were meant to inspire motivation often turn into reminders of how hard it is to change ourselves through pressure alone. What if the New Year didn’t ask you to become someone different? What if it invited you to come