Learn the latest on how social media use impacts kids and teen’s mental health, what to do to help kids stuck on a therapy waitlist, why it’s almost always worth practicing optimism — and when you should pull back to avoid toxic positivity. Oh! And books! I have 3 to recommend to you.
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It Is So Much Easier For Me To Accept The Rain
Knowing that sunshine is coming soon helps put bad weather days into perspective.
Law Of Regression To The Mean
I get through a lot of bad days by the Law of Regression to the Mean. If a measure is extreme, it’ll be closer to average next time. The really bad thing will almost certainly be slightly less bad next time. I am a big believer in action and change, but some moments (andContinue reading “Law Of Regression To The Mean”
I Am Not An Optimist
Is optimism a bridge too far? Consider Hans Rosling’s concept of possibilism instead.
Hope Is Not the Absence of Tragedy
Hope is the conviction that tragedy can be endured.
It’s What I’m Going To Do
Balancing the past and future.