You Don’t Need Another Health Rabbit Hole
You Don’t Need Another Health Rabbit Hole Why overwhelmed families need clarity, correlation, and realistic support — not more disconnected protocols. There is SO much health information out there for parents right now. And while I think a lot of practitioners genuinely want to help families, many approaches still become incredibly siloed — even in […]
Scolding the Wrong Child?
Scolding the Wrong Child? Why modern parenting feels so exhausting — and why we may be reacting to behavior while missing the biology underneath it. I think one of the biggest reasons modern parenting feels so unbelievably exhausting is because a lot of parents are trying to discipline nervous system patterns without realizing that’s what […]
Do Better
Do Better. Why some kids who look lazy, distracted, unmotivated, or checked out may actually have a nervous system that’s severely under-activated. There’s a certain type of child I think gets wildly misunderstood. Usually it’s a boy. Not always. But often. He’s hard to wake up in the morning. Hard to motivate. Hard to get […]
The Child Who Tries So Hard
The Child Who Tries So Hard Why perfectionism, anxiety, and overthinking are often nervous system patterns — not personality traits. I used to think one of my kids was just “the worrier.” You know the type — asking the same question seventeen times, needing reassurance about things that haven’t even happened yet, mentally preparing for […]
One Child Is Mentally Offline. The Other Has 47 Tabs Open.
One Child Is Mentally Offline. The Other Has 47 Tabs Open. Understanding the two nervous system patterns I see most often in children — including my own. I have one kid who hears a three-word instruction and somehow processes absolutely none of it. And another who is mentally preparing for every possible catastrophic outcome before […]