October 12, 2020: The Unspoken Grief of a Special Needs Diagnosis. There’s a type of grief that comes along with a life-altering event unrelated to death. Pauline Boss is known for naming it “ambiguous loss” and it’s associated with either a physical absence with psychological presence (divorce, missing persons, miscarriage) or a physical presence with psychological absence (dementia, addiction, chronic illness). It’s the kind of grief that someone experiences when there is a

October 9, 2020: October is ADHD Awareness Month. If your child is diagnosed with ADHD, you’re no stranger to parenting with frequent frustration, worry, shame, and exhaustion. You know what? Your child is living with all of that, too. You know what else? Both you and your child can live with more confidence and less frustration with a few changes. Check out these tips: 1. Develop a positive mindset. How you view your child, their diagnosis, and yourself as a parent have a hu

September 25, 2020: If you’ve seen my other posts this week, the theme is Andy Goldsworthy. I can’t name all the ways he’s influenced me as an artist, photographer, therapist, and human. His art and process have value for us at any age. Taking your kids or teens out to make their own land art is a great hands-on way to get their brains and bodies connected to their outer and inner environments. Andy uses materials that nature provides. Leaves, mud, rocks, sticks, flowers, wa