Summer can bring both excitement and anxiety for families. Here’s a simple framework to help parents and kids create a more balanced, connected, and rejuvenating season.

Fathers’ mental health plays a powerful role in child development. New research shows that when dads are supported, the benefits extend to the entire family.

Climate change can bring up big emotions for kids and adults alike. Here are resources and CBT-informed strategies to help families talk about climate change while supporting resilience and hope.

New research from Dr. Rachel’s team shows that changing the mental habit of rumination can actually change how the brain responds to overthinking—reducing depression risk in teens.

Many treatments for depression focus on reducing suffering. What if we also taught the skills of joy, gratitude, and lovingkindness? Here’s what I learned about Positive Affect Treatment—and an exercise you can try today.

Tolerance for uncertainty is not a fixed trait, it’s a skill you can develop. Here are practical, research-informed ways to help yourself (and your kids) move forward even when outcomes are unclear.

If you’re wondering whether you might be a ruminator, here are a few sample items from my mentor Susan Nolen-Hoeksema’s rumination scale:

In between our hectic schedules and endless to-do lists, we usually forget to pause, take a deep breath, and appreciate the simple but precious moments that make life beautiful.