
Teen Summer Blues: Why Teens Can Feel Worse When School Ends
(And what parents can do without turning every conversation into a TED Talk) by Melanie Gibbons, LPC Summer is supposed to be the easy season, right? No early alarms. No homework battles.
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(And what parents can do without turning every conversation into a TED Talk) by Melanie Gibbons, LPC Summer is supposed to be the easy season, right? No early alarms. No homework battles.

by Autumn Colon Mother wounds, grief, and the emotional weight many women carry into Mother’s Day Mother’s Day has a way of finding tender places. Even before the actual day arrives, something

by Tiffanie Brown, LCSW There’s a very specific kind of energy or…delusion that arrives the moment the weather hits 75 degrees. You step outside after months of no sun, gray skies, snowstorms, and suddenly decide you’re going to Just in

By: Melissa “Dr. Mel” Robinson-Brown, Ph.D. Founder, CEO, Senior Psychologist Renewed Focus Wednesday. 10:01 a.m. I had just wrapped a supervision meeting – the kind where you show up, pour into people,

by Melanie Gibbons, LPC It’s Mental Health Awareness Month, which means the internet is doing what it does best: posting inspirational quotes over sunsets and telling you to “choose joy.”

by Autumn Colon Women’s anger, emotional suppression, and what your body might be trying to say Anger is one of the most misunderstood emotions. Many weren’t taught how to feel it. We were taught how

by Tiffanie Brown, LCSW If you have been anywhere near TikTok or a radio in 2025, then you have heard Doechii’s song Anxiety; and if you haven’t, please go listen right now. The Grammy-winning rapper describes anxiety as something that “keeps trying her; quietly working to

By: Melissa “Dr. Mel” Robinson-Brown | Licensed Clinical Psychologist | Founder and CEO, Renewed Focus “Do you have time to chat? I think I’m about to lose my job. I said the

If April has you craving a “fresh start,” but your relationship feels more like “we’re barely holding it together,” welcome. You’re not alone. A lot of couples hit this point after a hard season

by Melanie Gibbons, LPC Why conflict avoidance can feel like love, but quietly create distance, and how couples can build safety without blowing up. Let’s start with a confession. When couples

by Autumn Colon When we talk about love, we almost always mean romance. Partnership. Marriage. Desire. Being chosen. But not all love is romantic. And motherhood will teach you that quickly. Motherhood shifts the way

by Tiffanie Brown, LCSW-R Hey girl, Hey! February is here and the stores are filled with heart shaped balloons, teddy bears, and chocolates. And while you are thinking about what to get your special person, I want you to