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How Did We Start Active & Connected Family Therapy? With Caroline Megargel, MSW, LCSW [Podcast Episode]

Since you’re here on our (new!!) website, you might’ve already seen that we have some SUPER EXCITING news to share! Virginia Family Therapy will now be continuing under our new name: Active &...

Getting The Most Out Of Summer League Swimming For Your Family [Podcast Episode]

You all, in just five days, Summer League Swimming season is starting across Virginia and I’m so excited – and not just for myself. The swim team is the most fruitful experience of social and...

The Impact Of Community Trauma With Sarah Lewis [Podcast Episode]

We’re a few days out of the tragedy that occurred at UVA. Today on Active & Connected Families, we’re going to talk about how community trauma can trigger trauma from the past, whether this...

How Do We Help Our Kids Feel Safe in a World That Feels Increasingly Unsafe? [Podcast Episode]

Parents across the United States are struggling with the question, “How do we help our kids feel safe when we worry we are living in an increasingly unsafe world?” It’s a hard and sad question; one...

Managing Perfectionism and Pressure in High-Achieving Teens [Podcast Episode]

Do you have a high-achieving teen at home? They’re the teens that stay up late at night, working insanely long hours on homework. They get upset when they don’t get straight A’s. The ones having...

Why Does Parenting Feel So Hard Right Now? [Podcast Episode]

Collectively, we’re coming out of an extremely hard, even traumatic time. We couldn’t wait for life to go ‘back to normal’ but instead of easily sliding back into that ‘normal life’, many of us are...

[REWIND] Mental Health For Young Athletes – Part 2: What Can We Learn From Simone Biles? – With Michael Atunrase

Mental health for young athletes is not getting enough attention in sports training, and we’re not the only ones who think so. Michael Atunrase, founder and head coach of Resilience Fitness &...

[REWIND] Mental Health For Athletes: An Interview With Michael Atunrase

College students struggling with mental health… recently, we’ve been seeing it on the news too often. Sport is an amazing thing but we shouldn’t forget about balance, identity, and a sense of...

Apologizing For Teens & (Young) Adults: How To Actually Do It Right

Apologizing, we do it all the time but it doesn’t always have the effect we hope for, does it? We make a lot of mistakes when it comes to apologizing (yep, us included) and that isn’t beneficial for...

How To Teach Your Kids To Apologize

How do we teach our kids to apologize in a healthier way that helps them feel good about themselves, learn from their mistakes, and improve and repair their relationships? That’s the question we’re...