Channing Clark 11/5/22 Channing Clark 11/5/22

Mindful and Thankful: How Can I Be Mindful for the Holidays?

Channing Clark 10/3/22 Channing Clark 10/3/22

Feeling Spooked? 6 Tips for Overcoming Fear and Anxiety

So many of us delight in intentionally causing ourselves fear during these months. We watch scary movies, visit haunted corn mazes, and dress up as ghouls and monsters.

But there’s a “fun” type of scary – and then there’s a type of “scary” that’s truly disturbing to most people. Unfortunately, people with anxiety live with these unpleasant fears every day.

Channing Clark 9/6/22 Channing Clark 9/6/22

Fall in Love With You: 10 Ways to Start Loving Yourself

Do you struggle with self-love? Many of us do. In today’s world, it’s easy to start feeling negative about yourself; you might find yourself comparing yourself to others, or talking to yourself using negative words that you’d never say to a close friend.

But self-love is a crucial part of overall well-being, and it’s important that all of us learn how to show ourselves some love and appreciation.

Here are 10 ways to fall in love with yourself this autumn

Channing Clark 8/1/22 Channing Clark 8/1/22

Back-to-School Anxiety: Tips for Parents

Summer is coming to an end, and families are preparing to send their children back to school. The first school day of the year is a happy occasion for some kids. But for others, it's cause for fear and anxiety.

There are lots of reasons why kids could have back-to-school anxiety. For some, it's about not wanting to be away from their parents. Others could be fearful of change or have generalized anxiety.

If your child's anxiety is severe, they may need to see a therapist. But there are also many things that you can do as a parent to help your child cope with their anxiety and have a successful school year.

Channing Clark 7/3/22 Channing Clark 7/3/22

Reclaiming Your Time: 6 Healthy Ways to Set Boundaries in Relationships

Positive relationships should allow you to thrive; they should energize you, and not feel like a burden or a drain. But without boundaries, relationships can become a cage. Setting and maintaining healthy boundaries is a way to reclaim your time in these relationships. Boundaries empower you to be free.

Channing Clark 6/2/22 Channing Clark 6/2/22

5 Ways Parents Can Promote Their Children’s Mental Health

We’re in the middle of a health crisis — and no, I’m not talking about the Covid-19 pandemic. The health crisis I want to talk about today is less well-known: the kids’ mental health.

Child and adolescent mental health has taken a big downturn in recent years. It’s so serious that international organizations have called it a global health crisis. Kids’ mental health was already worsening, even before the pandemic. But since 2020, it’s taken a sharp turn for the worse.

Channing Clark 5/2/22 Channing Clark 5/2/22

When Loving Mom Is Hard: How to Manage Difficult Family Relationships

if you don’t have a good relationship with your mom, this time can be very triggering. You’re flooded with messaging about how great mothers are, but maybe that just hasn’t been your experience. Maybe life with your mom has been challenging. Maybe the relationship is toxic. Maybe you actually find it hard to love your mom — or at least be around her.

Channing Clark 4/26/22 Channing Clark 4/26/22

Activate a self-care routine!

If you think self-care means only going to the spa for a few hours or getting your nails done, keep reading! Self-care that will actually give you long term results of mental wellness requires more than a beauty day. Good mental health and wellbeing allows us to live our lives in a positive and meaningful way and cope with life’s changes and challenges.

Channing Clark 4/21/22 Channing Clark 4/21/22

Mental Health Awareness in the Black Community

Even though it’s Black History Month, we celebrate the black community everyday! Did you know that about 25% of African Americans seek mental health care, compared to 40% of whites. As an African American counselor and advocate for mental health awareness, these types of stats are not only alarming but preventable.

Channing Clark 4/18/22 Channing Clark 4/18/22

Is Your Child Depressed?

Where low mood and loss of pleasure are often the two primary symptoms in adults with depression, kids are more likely to experience primary symptoms such as irritability and physical complaints.

Channing Clark 4/1/22 Channing Clark 4/1/22

Stop Fooling Yourself: The Lies That Anxiety Tells You

If you just worry enough, then you’ll be able to prevent anything bad from happening. You’re not allowed to ever make any mistakes. And you aren’t strong enough to get through hard times.

…April Fools!

Obviously, none of the above statements are true. But if you live with anxiety, these are the types of “April Fools’ pranks” that anxiety likes to pull — not only on April 1st, but every day. But these aren’t just harmless jokes. When you start to believe these lies, you can get locked in a vicious cycle that’s hard to get out of. And there’s nothing funny about that.

Here are some of the biggest lies that anxiety tells you. Can you recognize when anxiety is lying to you?