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By Melanie Gibbons, LPC/LMHC I love fall. And when I say fall, I mean a crisp 60 degrees, leaves changing colors, hoodie season, iced coffee still making sense, and so
By: Melissa “Dr. Mel” Robinson-Brown, Ph.D. | Founder & CEO | Senior Psychologist | Renewed Focus Psychology Services. Ever cried in your car before work, pulled yourself together, and walked into the office
by Melanie Gibbons, LPC October always feels like somebody secretly added 15 extra activities to the calendar and forgot to ask if I consented. There are school things. Family things.
by Tiffanie Brown, LCSW You ask your teen how school was. “Fine.” You ask if anything happened. “No.” You ask if they are okay. “Yeah.” And yet, something about them
By: Melissa “Dr. Mel” Robinson-Brown | Founder & CEO | Senior Psychologist “So,” I said to my therapist, in almost the exact same tone I use every single year around
by Melanie Gibbons, LPC September has very specific energy. The school supplies are labeled. The group chats are active. The calendars are full. Everyone is suddenly talking about routines, fresh starts, getting organized,
by Autumn Colon, Advanced Clinical Resident There comes a point every August when summer isn’t quite over, but somehow, you’re already supposed to be preparing for fall. The emails start creeping into your inbox. School
by Tiffanie Brown, LCSW-R Some people hear the word routine and immediately picture peace. A color-coded calendar. A matching set of storage bins with printed labels. A Sunday meal prep that somehow produces six perfect
By: Melissa “Dr. Mel” Robinson-Brown, Ph.D. Founder & Senior Psychologist, Renewed Focus Every August, without fail, I pull up the school supply list and go into full-on operation mode. Not the casual,
by Melanie Gibbons, LPC August has a very specific energy. The school supplies appear. The emails start rolling in. Target starts looking like a war zone with glue sticks. Parents are trying to remember
Motherhood, depression, and the weight of summer expectations by Autumn Colon Summer arrives carrying so much expectation. We imagine slower mornings, sticky popsicle fingers, neighborhood pool days, family vacations, and long
by Tiffanie Brown, LCSW If you’ve ever found yourself yelling, “Are you ever coming out of that room?” through a closed bedroom door, congratulations. You have a teenager. If you’re lucky, you’ll get a muffled, “What?” If you’re really
