How to Talk to Kids (AND ADULTS) About Climate Change: Mental Health Tools for Families
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.
How Rumination-Focused CBT Can Change the Brain
New research from Dr. Rachelβs team shows that changing the mental habit of rumination can actually change how the brain responds to overthinkingβreducing depression risk in teens.
Cultivating Positive Affect: What I Learned in Seattle
Many treatments for depression focus on reducing suffering. What if we also taught the skills of joy, gratitude, and lovingkindness? Hereβs what I learned about Positive Affect Treatmentβand an exercise you can try today.
Building the skill of tolerating uncertainty
Tolerance for uncertainty is not a fixed trait, itβs a skill you can develop. Here are practical, research-informed ways to help yourself (and your kids) move forward even when outcomes are unclear.
When the World Feels Heavy: Helping Kids (and Ourselves) Cope
When the world feels heavy, kids look to us. Here are a few ways to help them process difficult news while modeling calm, resilience, and hope.
Breaking the Habit of Rumination: Helping Young Minds Build Healthier Mental Patterns
If youβre wondering whether you might be a ruminator, here are a few sample items from my mentor Susan Nolen-Hoeksemaβs rumination scale:
How to Savor a Summer Treat (mindful ice cream!)
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.
Breaking Free from Overthinking: How to Master Your Mind (even as a teen!)
This presentation gives an introduction to assessing rumination with clients to help them learn how to be aware of what sets off the habit of rumination in their life so they can start to learn to shift into a different mode of processing.