by Clara Kuntz Ph.D | Nov 3, 2020 | Adulting, Anxiety, Body/Mind, Family Matters, Kids, Mental Health, Parenting, Self-Care, Stress
Why am I damaging my hair, skin, and nails when I am stressed?! Do you bite your nails or cuticles until they hurt?Do you pull your hair until you have bald spots?Do you pick at your skin until you have multiple bloody spots on your face? You are not alone! You are... 
by Clara Kuntz Ph.D | Sep 29, 2020 | Adulting, Family Matters, Kids, Life Candy, Self-Care, Self-Esteem
Many states are in a time of flux due to Covid-19, students, parents, teachers, and administrators of college campuses are asked to be dynamic. This expectation of constant change can be hard for college students, who were taught throughout grade school to keep a... 
by Sofia Aletta | Sep 22, 2020 | Good Therapy, Self-Care
Therapy is great, but homework isn’t. At the end of my last therapy session, my therapist asked “So have you made any more headway in that workbook I recommended?” The smile on my face fell slightly. ‘Shit.’ I, in fact, had not opened that work book in over a... 
by Dr Aletta | Sep 15, 2020 | Depression, Grief, Self-Care
Here are some things I’ve learned from my experience of crashing and burning and getting back on track again. Five ways we can give ourselves a break You are not crazy. Stop gaslighting yourself. It’s not mental illness if you are reacting to an event in your... 
by Dr Aletta | Aug 12, 2020 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness, Health Psychology, Self-Care, Uncategorized
In the old movie Broadcast News, the Holly Hunter character, I forget her name, would take time for herself every morning to cry. She just cried. There was no apparent trigger, no reason or justification ever given for why this intelligent, intense, professional woman... 
by Dr Aletta | Mar 12, 2020 | Self-Care, Well-Being
People pleaser is a label I hate. That it is accurate when used to describe me just makes me hate it more. My ability to be a people pleaser was off to an early start when I first impressed my dad with my reading skills. The book was Little Bear by Elsa Holmelund...
