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What is the 5-4-3-2-1 Method for Anxiety in Children?

Dr. Dowtin

Mar 1
5 min

What is the 5-4-3-2-1 Method for Anxiety in Children?

The 5-4-3-2-1 technique is a grounding strategy used to help a child in heightened moments of anxiety or emotional distress when no physical

Dr. Dowtin

Feb 22
6 min

Why Aren't Affirmations Working for Me?

Since you’ve clicked on this article, it is probably safe to assume that you have some reservations about positive self-affirmations, and li

How Do I Know If I Have Postpartum Depression?: Black Perinatal Mental Health

Dr. Dowtin

Feb 14
6 min

How Do I Know If I Have Postpartum Depression?: Black Perinatal Mental Health

If you are experiencing concerns regarding mental health during the perinatal period (before conception, during pregnancy, or up to two year

5 Ways to Manage Your Mental Health in 2021

Dr. Dowtin

Jan 31
6 min

5 Ways to Manage Your Mental Health in 2021

Self-care is carving out even just a few seconds a day to remind yourself that you are a person who matters. We need that. The best way to e

What is Racial Trauma: From Fetus to Adulthood?

Dr. Dowtin

Jan 24
6 min

What is Racial Trauma: From Fetus to Adulthood?

Racial trauma is formed from experiencing or even learning about upsetting racial events such as violence, threats, discrimination, and all

Ms. Marianela Rodousakis, LCSW-C

Nov 13, 2020
3 min

Pandemic Parenting in a Bedroom Office

Suddenly, my house is not quite my home. The dining room - 5th grade classroom. The family room - 8th grade classroom. My bedroom = office.

Quiet the Panic in a Pandemic: Phone-Based Apps for Everyone

Jesús O. Barreto Abrams

Apr 6, 2020
5 min

Quiet the Panic in a Pandemic: Phone-Based Apps for Everyone

You will find a review of free phone-based applications (apps), for Android and iOS devices, that may be used during social distancing.

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