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Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This awareness month can be difficult for many survivors and suicide prevention advocates. The mental health community has often...

Gender Diversity In Tweens With Oak Reed, Ph.D.

It’s a subject our kids are more knowledgeable and open-minded about than most of us adults are… Today we’re talking gender diversity. Gender Identity develops around the age of 2-3, if not...

Pandemic-Related Grief With Jesse Dice, LCSW

Pandemic-related grief, we’re all experiencing it in our own way. Today, Virginia Family Therapy’s very own Jesse Dice is on the Pod to tell us all about the how and why. Why are we still grieving...

How To Talk To Your Kids About Adult Drinking

Talking to your kid about your own drinking behavior often asks you to get very vulnerable as a parent. Being vulnerable is important for us too, and that’s exactly what we do in today’s episode. We...

Disordered Eating – Part 5: How To Implement Intuitive Eating With Your Family With Ashleigh Sellman, RD

Two weeks ago, Ashleigh Sellman told us all about the basics of intuitive eating. But how do we implement these practices with our families? What does that look like in day-to-day life? That’s what...

Disordered Eating – Part 4: Signs And Symptoms Of Disordered Eating

Do you know what signs and symptoms to look out for to recognize when your kid might have an eating disorder? If you’re not sure, that’s totally fine. It’s a thin line after all. That’s why in this...

Disordered Eating – Part 3: The Basics Of Intuitive Eating With Ashleigh Sellman, RD

Eat when you’re hungry and stop when you’re full. Sounds easy, right? Because of our upbringing and the culture we live in, it’s actually harder than it sounds. Today, we’re bringing on Ashleigh...

Parenting Strategies When Kids Come Home From College

It’s the holiday season! And that means that college kids are coming home for their long winter break. There will be excitement, there will be nervousness, even some anger probably. All the feels...

Disordered Eating – Part 2: Be A Good Role Model

The culture we live in is toxic. The way the media shows us we’re supposed to look, act, and feel, has a massive negative impact on our body image and also our kids’. With the huge increase in...

Post-Holiday Crash And Strategies For 2021

The days after holidays are usually tough, but this year may feel harder because of the way Covid has changed our lives. We may have had amazing holidays, and still felt sad that we missed our...