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The Power of Executive Functioning
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The Power of Executive Functioning

ADHD, ADHD symptoms, adults, Children, Stress, Teenagers

The Power of Executive Functioning

Maintaining your mental health can feel like a balancing act [...]

By GP Team|2025-02-05T16:04:14+00:00February 5th, 2025|ADHD, ADHD symptoms, adults, Children, Stress, Teenagers|Comments Off

When Demands Feel Impossible: Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance
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When Demands Feel Impossible: Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance

Autism, Children, Teenagers

When Demands Feel Impossible: Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance

What is PDA? (Pathological Demand Avoidance/Pervasive Drive for Autonomy) [...]

By GP Team|2025-01-09T14:21:35+00:00January 9th, 2025|Autism, Children, Teenagers|Comments Off

Beyond Awareness: How We Can Support and Empower Trans Youth Every Day
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Beyond Awareness: How We Can Support and Empower Trans Youth Every Day

Gender Identity, LGBTQ, Teenagers, Transgender, Youth

Beyond Awareness: How We Can Support and Empower Trans Youth Every Day

Beyond Awareness: How We Can Support and Empower Trans [...]

By GP Team|2024-11-14T14:16:39+00:00November 14th, 2024|Gender Identity, LGBTQ, Teenagers, Transgender, Youth|Comments Off

Scrolling for Symptoms: The Rise of DIY Mental Health Diagnosis
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Scrolling for Symptoms: The Rise of DIY Mental Health Diagnosis

adults, Diagnosis, Social Media, Technology, Teenagers, Testing, Therapy

Scrolling for Symptoms: The Rise of DIY Mental Health Diagnosis

Has scrolling through your TikTok for you page changed [...]

By GP Team|2024-10-23T13:59:37+00:00October 23rd, 2024|adults, Diagnosis, Social Media, Technology, Teenagers, Testing, Therapy|Comments Off

Healthy Relationships: What to Seek and What to Avoid
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Healthy Relationships: What to Seek and What to Avoid

adults, Couples Skills, Family Health, Teenagers

Healthy Relationships: What to Seek and What to Avoid

Relationships with others are a driving force in so [...]

By GP Team|2024-10-23T18:31:37+00:00October 16th, 2024|adults, Couples Skills, Family Health, Teenagers|Comments Off

Anxiety around lifting mask mandates
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Anxiety around lifting mask mandates

Anxiety, Mental Health, Parenting, Teenagers

Anxiety around lifting mask mandates

It seems like nearly everywhere, masks are off. The [...]

By GP Team|2022-05-13T12:04:06+00:00March 13th, 2022|Anxiety, Mental Health, Parenting, Teenagers|Comments Off

Teens and Sleep
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Teens and Sleep

Coping, Family Health, Mental Health, Parenting, Sleep, Teenagers

Teens and Sleep

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine estimates that 70% [...]

By GP Team|2021-12-13T17:19:26+00:00December 13th, 2021|Coping, Family Health, Mental Health, Parenting, Sleep, Teenagers|Comments Off

School Avoidance and What It Means For Your Kid
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School Avoidance and What It Means For Your Kid

Anxiety, Childhood Anxiety, Children, Emotional Health, Parenting, Teenagers

School Avoidance and What It Means For Your Kid

At the beginning of the pandemic, most kids were [...]

By GP Team|2021-04-07T15:55:13+00:00April 7th, 2021|Anxiety, Childhood Anxiety, Children, Emotional Health, Parenting, Teenagers|Comments Off

Reading Lists for Summer 2020
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Reading Lists for Summer 2020

Children, Parenting, self care, Teenagers

Reading Lists for Summer 2020

By: Liz Merrill, LCSW-C, LICSW With COVID-19 raining on everyone’s [...]

By GP Team|2020-08-05T13:55:39+00:00August 10th, 2020|Children, Parenting, self care, Teenagers|Comments Off

Using the Five Senses to Ground Your Kids & Yourself
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Using the Five Senses to Ground Your Kids & Yourself

Children, Coping, Parenting, Teenagers

Using the Five Senses to Ground Your Kids & Yourself

By: Jordan Masters, MSW, LGSW Kids, teens, and honestly, adults [...]

By GP Team|2020-07-21T15:27:23+00:00July 20th, 2020|Children, Coping, Parenting, Teenagers|Comments Off