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When you witness a violent traumatic event—either directly in person or indirectly, such as by watching videos—one of the most common things to happen is sleep disruption. And a quick note, these sleep and rest tips are for everyone, not just with the moments after a frightening experience. If you've watched someone be killed, whether in person or online, you’ve witnessed a traumatic event. Our brains encodes life threat or life ending as overwhelming. Your nervous system is

I just got back from some plane travel and as always, heard the familiar line: “Put your own oxygen mask on first before helping others.” We hear this all the time in parenting and therapy spaces, especially for parents doing the harder-than-average parenting —the parenting of kids who have big needs. Needs that can be sudden, dangerous, medical, or life-threatening. This phrase has always felt a bit off to me. And yet, I’ve used it. I’ve said it to parents in the past (thoug

Halloween can be overwhelming for so many reasons. Infertility, parenting, your own childhood halloweens, fear, etc. Let's take a few moments to reduce your overwhelm. So your own little selves and other kids can feel the magic that can be Halloween.

When the Shock Starts to Fade The first days after a tragedy are often dominated by shock, adrenaline, and survival. For those of you...