First, I want to clarify that Imposter Syndrome is not a mental health diagnosis (although the name can lead some people to assume that). Imposter Syndrome is a psychological experience of feeling some sort of fraudulence. For example, feeling fraudulent after graduating college and starting a new job. Or, feeling like you do not belong somewhere, or are undeserving of your achievements, when you are in fact there for a reason and have worked hard to do so.

In the ever-evolving field of mental health treatment, brain based therapy has emerged as a powerful and innovative approach to addressing various psychological and neurological issues. At Rise Therapy Center in Roswell, GA, we're proud to offer cutting-edge brain based therapy services to help our clients overcome life's challenges and achieve lasting positive change.

Talking to kids about something as tragic as the recent school shooting at Winder can be incredibly challenging for parents and caregivers. You want to protect them from feeling scared, but avoiding the topic altogether can sometimes make them even more anxious. The key is to have an open, calm conversation that's honest, but not overwhelming, and focus on making them feel safe.

Your kid just hit their sibling. You know they know not to do this (in their most rational state of mind). As a parent, these moments are among the most difficult to navigate. Our instinct is to correct the behavior or get our kid to stop immediately. Of course, safety is and should be the priority. However, ensuring safety and regulation for our kids can be done in a way that facilitates change and growth for our children instead of guilt and shame. This begins with the way we view “behaviors”. Do we see the behavior as an action and nothing more, or do we see the behavior as a “symptom” of something that is going on a bit deeper than this?

Can you have love without empathy? It's challenging as empathy fuels understanding and care, crucial for love. In my opinion, the two go hand in hand… once cannot exist without the other.

Not being able to do what we want to do is frustrating. Maybe you want to be able to run a marathon, paint a masterpiece, or compose a symphony. Maybe you want to organize better, quit a bad habit, or socialize better. Other people can do it, why can’t I? In this frustration, we often try to push ourselves beyond our limits, which only hurts us and makes us more frustrated. We see the end goal in our minds and want to be there now, without the time and effort it takes to get there. 

Are you feeling stressed, frazzled, or even burnout? These days, it can seem impossible to find moments for personal time away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Even if there is time, it can seem so daunting to put time aside for ourselves if you do not even know where to begin. I am here to share everything about self-care! What it is, how you can implement it in your daily life, and the importance of it. 

Kids everywhere seem to be cringing as the school supplies start popping up in the grocery store and as parents drop not-so-subtle hints that school will be here before they know it. Maybe whenever you bring it up you get a “I don’t want to think about it” from your child; what then? How can you prepare your kid for school when the very mention of August turns your kids’ carefree summer persona into a grizzly bear you don’t want to poke? 

Every day, it feels like we’re hit with an endless stream of political news—on our phones, TVs, and in conversations with friends and family. In light of the recent shootings, now more than ever political information is everywhere and causing uneasiness within the American people. Staying informed is important, but the constant exposure can easily spiral into political anxiety, triggering our body’s fight or flight response. At the heart of this anxiety is a feeling of losing control over our environment and future. Let's dive into how we can better understand and manage these reactions to maintain our mental well-being.

In today’s world, kids are under an immense amount of pressure to achieve.Whether it’s getting into the perfect college, having the most Instagram followers of their friend group, being captain of their club sports team, or having the best resume, many kids that you know are constantly chasing excellence in their lives… and struggling to carry the weight of it all.

Summer is often considered a season of joy, an antithesis of winter’s “seasonal depression”. We often feel at our healthiest and happiest during the summer months. Maybe we have achieved some of the goals we have been working towards. The sun is out, flowers are blooming, children are out of school, and many families will be taking trips. Summer is a time to relax a little bit. We become less intentional of our growth and healing. We already feel great, why should we have to put in extra work? 

The Attachment Phase of childhood has been one of the most overlooked phases of childhood development for the last couple of generations of psychology. Within the last 7 years, researchers have found how incredibly influential this phase is on not only children, but adults navigating mental health issues well into adulthood.

As the sun stays out longer, many feel excited about the time outdoors at the pool or beach, yet for some there is a fear of their bodies being on display. Despite years of ad campaigns and hashtags promoting #bodypositivity , many still struggle with that practice. When you hold negative feelings about your body, feeling positive about it can feel distant and unreachable. However, there is a middle ground between hating and loving your body, though, and that’s known as body neutrality.

As a therapist that works with kiddos, I receive a lot of questions and comments from parents and caregivers that I thought may be helpful to share. This blog post is for those of you whose kids are in therapy and you may have questions about the process, or maybe you’re thinking of starting therapy for your kid but aren’t sure what play therapy means.

Have you ever heard the classic debate between the head and the heart? Well although your heart is just a blood pumping organ there is merit to this debate. This classic conundrum happens because our brains are split into two very different teams: the thinking brain and the feeling brain. Understanding how these teams play can reveal why your rational arguments sometimes backfire spectacularly whether that is internally or with someone else.

We’ve probably all had a friend who started dating someone and completely lost themselves to the relationship. They might hang out only with that person and skip hanging out with friends, suddenly get into some new interests and music that their partner “just so happens” to be into, or become unable to hold a conversation that doesn’t eventually talk about their significant other. They go from “So and So” to “Someone’s girlfriend/boyfriend.”

As the world awakens from its winter slumber, we can use this seasonal change to shake off our winter blues and cultivate a season that is filled with growth, sunlight, and connection. This seasonal transition in the world reminds us that it’s time to change how we move through our life, whether that is practical changes like putting away our winter boots, or mental changes like connecting back to what makes us happy; I encourage you all to reflect on what needs to be decluttered in your life and what you need to add into it to blossom.

Ah, the ever-exciting journey of parenting, where every day brings new adventures and spilled juice is just part of the ride. In this whirlwind of experiences, one of the most rewarding lessons we uncover is the art of allowing our little ones to take charge.

This is something that is so crucial for kids to learn, yet it’s something that we as parents and adults often get in the way of without even realizing it.