Dr. Priti Kothari

12/22/2025

An evening well spent at the Wick Theater with the Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton 🎭✨
From a heartwarming toy drive to a joyful holiday celebration, it was a perfect way to reflect on a year of dedication, service, and teamwork. Thank you to everyone who made this event so special.

12/22/2025

Happy Holidays! We wish you and your family a joyful holiday season!

12/18/2025

Sometimes in trauma recovery rest is necessary. It is a very difficult balance from just isolating or having depression. Please reach out to your mental health practitioner and get the sound advice on how to structure this, but this is important.

Daytime naps may be more powerful than we realize. Research indicates that taking a nap during the day can boost brain health by increasing brain volume and slowing the aging process. The benefits of daytime naps are equivalent to gaining six extra years of brain health, offering a simple yet effective way to maintain cognitive function.

Naps allow your brain to rest and rejuvenate, promoting better focus, memory, and overall mental clarity. A quick nap can recharge your energy and help you feel more alert throughout the day, especially during times of mental fatigue.

Embrace the power of napping and give your brain the rest it needs. Do you take regular naps to support your mental health? Let us know how naps have worked for you! 🧠💤

12/18/2025

The best way to heal from a toxic person is no contact later on maybe there will be a time to heal, but if your clinical therapist recommends no contact, please try to honor that that seems to be working in my practice for my patience. We can always forgive we can always pray. We can always try to protect, but we must protect our own energy and the holidays or sensitive time.

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12/18/2025

IT IS NEVER TOO LATE

After a 50-year pause, 85-year-old Roberto Fernandez returned to Florida International University to complete his final credit and proudly walk across the stage to receive his bachelor’s degree, earning a standing ovation from classmates.
📸 Florida International University
https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/85-year-old-man-gets-college-degree-at-fiu-after-stopping-his-education-50-years-ago/?FBWSVN

12/17/2025

More people are turning to AI tools to ask questions about mental health — and that makes clarity and safety more important than ever.

NAMI is leading a new effort, in partnership with Dr. John Torous, MD MBI, a member of NAMI’s Scientific Advisory Council, and Harvard-affiliated digital psychiatry researchers, to examine how AI tools respond when people seek mental health information and support.

The goal is to provide clear, independent information the public can trust, grounded in evidence and lived experience.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4oYs0T9

12/17/2025

For survivors of domestic abuse, you are very deserving of being happy

For so many survivors of complex trauma, the permission to feel happiness, joy, or even momentary comfort was not only denied to them by important figures in their lives, but made out to be too tall a request at all. Many were given the message that they, as a person, were not only worthless or put here just to suffer, but that if they weren't hurting or paying for their supposed list of wrongs, they were actually selfish or entitled. Understandably, the shame created by those lies can spark painful cycles of self-deprivation, isolation, extreme negative self-talk, and other acts of self-destruction. ...while the old tapes of messages drilled into them when they were young just replay.

To them we say: Those messages do not belong to you.
They never did. They are lies from abusers told to keep you small, keep you broken down, reduce your strength, avert your eyes, and keep you from seeing them for who THEY really are. So, today, let's start talking over those tapes. Drowning them out. Refusing to give them power anymore.
Let's take a moment and try on a healthier sound, one of strength that every child deserved to hear. That YOU deserved to hear. Let's do it together.
I am allowed to be happy.
I am allowed to feel free, untethered - not weighed down by my trauma.
I am allowed to laugh...to feel joy...to dance...to celebrate with those I love.
I deserve the same pleasures as everyone else.

I will not feel ashamed or guilty for having a good day...a good meal...a great relationship...an amazing accomplishment.
I will let myself feel content.
I will allow comfort.
I will not waste my days on the false belief that I deserve pain or should deprive myself of Life...of love...of levity...of living out loud.
I am allowed to be happy.
And my joy will burst brighter knowing I found it myself and I did it for Me.
Because it's what I deserve..and always did.
I am allowed to be happy.
Now, go out there and make up for lost time!
You have so much to experience and see! We are so, so excited to watch you reclaim those years of excitement, laughter, FUN, and peace once kept from you.
Happy adventure-ing in the world of happy!
🧡🌅💛

12/15/2025

In the aftermath of tragic shootings — including recent events at Brown University and in Bondi Beach — many parents are trying to support their children while also coping with their own grief. It can feel overwhelming to make sense of painful news while still needing to show up as a steady presence at home. Children may hear or see upsetting news, ask difficult questions, or feel scared and confused. Parents and caregivers can help by offering comfort, answering questions honestly, and guiding kids through their fears in healthy ways.

We’ve put together tips to help you support your child as they process fear and loss — while also caring for yourself.

Multilingual Trauma Resources: https://childmind.org/guide/multilingual-trauma-resources/

Helping Children Cope with Frightening News: https://childmind.org/article/helping-children-cope-frightening-news/

12/14/2025

This is very sweet and very kind

In northern India, where winter temperatures can dip below freezing, the Elephant Conservation and Care Center of Wildlife SOS has launched a community initiative to protect rescued elephants from the extreme cold. Local women hand-knit large wool sweaters—which can take up to four weeks to complete—to cover the most vulnerable animals, while others are kept warm with thick blankets. This project, which blends animal welfare with social support, aims to prevent cold-related illnesses in elephants that arrive at the center after years of exploitation, while also revitalizing traditional crafts and creating new opportunities for the local community.

12/12/2025

This holiday season, we honor the strength and resilience of single women and single mothers who show up with love, courage, and determination every day.

Wishing you peace, warmth, and hope this season.

12/01/2025

Honoring World AIDS Day - a moment to remember, reflect, and stand together. Let’s continue raising awareness, supporting mental health, and fostering compassion for those affected.

11/29/2025

November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month — a time to honor loved ones affected by Alzheimer’s and to recognize the incredible caregivers who give their hearts every single day. 💜
Awareness leads to understanding, and understanding leads to compassion.
Together, we can support families, spread knowledge, and make a meaningful difference.