Childhood trauma is a deeply ingrained issue that sometimes trails into adulthood, often creeping up in unexpected ways. It’s an experience that sufferers carry within them, impacting their beliefs, actions, and overall mental health. The good thing is that even…
Your Guide To Anxiety Fidget Toys
Everybody fidgets. These small movements of restlessness is the body’s way of self-soothing; a natural coping mechanism that releases built-up or nervous energy. Fidgeting can come in many forms and may include actions such as tapping your fingers, bouncing your…
How To Deal With High School Anxiety
High school can be an exciting and transformative time, but it may also be marked by anxiety and stress for many learners. College preparation, standardized tests like the SAT or AP, and the pressure to succeed can be grueling. Even…
Super Soothing Yoga Poses for Kids + Steps and Helpful Tips
Just as every child needs to learn how to read and write, it’s also important to equip them with effective strategies to calm down when they’re feeling overwhelmed. Yoga can be an incredibly helpful tool for kids, as it teaches…
Ways to Help Yourself Through Depression as a Teen
Our teen years can feel like a rollercoaster where our bodies are changing, we’re experiencing hormonal changes and our social circle is a priority. Since we tend to experience a lot of growth, change, and highs and lows, sometimes we…
5 Amazing Ways Puzzles Can Improve Mental Health
As winter temperatures push us inside more often, it can be hard to find positive ways to spend our time that aren’t just sitting around and watching a movie. This can lead to increased levels of anxiety and depression, worsen…
Top School Safety Technologies To Reduce Parent And Student Anxiety
The recent and dreadful spike in school shootings will no doubt increase concern for parents sending their children to school. Luckily, schools can invest in security and safety technologies to help assuage this anxiety and provide better responses to on-campus…
10 Signs Your Child is Experiencing Trauma
When we hear the word trauma, we often think of adults. But the truth is that trauma can happen at any age, meaning that kids are also vulnerable. In fact, childhood trauma is a problem worldwide, including high-income countries. Research…
The Benefits of Bringing Mindfulness Into the Classroom
Encouraging mindfulness for kids is an excellent way to help children learn ways to overcome a variety of emotional and mental health obstacles, as well as academic difficulties or exceptionalities. Studies show that mindfulness offers a plethora of benefits to…
How to Help Someone Who Doesn’t Want Help
Watching someone struggle with their mental health from the sidelines can be an excruciating experience – for the both of you. You desperately want to help, but you don’t know how or worse, they don’t want help or have no…
