Christina Neumeyer, M.A., LMFT

04/15/2026

Childmind is a great (free!) resource. 🫶🏽

When children struggle with their behavior, it can have a negative impact on everyone in the family. Parents know they need to respond, but they often aren’t sure what’s the best strategy, especially if a child is frequently acting out and nothing seems to work. This guide offers parents a compr...

04/07/2026

03/25/2026

I was incredibly fortunate to train under Dr. Foa in 2009 at the La Jolla, VA. Her nature was intense, brilliant, and light years ahead of the industry.

Dr. Foa’s initial breakthrough work with Israeli soldiers is impossible to overstate. Developing Prolonged Exposure (PE), a gold standard in the care and treatment of post traumatic stress disorder, she pierced the veil with a bold understanding that trauma survivors must revisit the memory - smells, sounds, tastes - it could be shouldered, and, yes, there was a way to fully recover from a past event…no matter how horrific.

Prior to her radical approach, counselors were skittish to rattle patients in session with the details of a terrifying experience.
Foa knew that avoidance (“can’t go there”) made symptoms worse, and that the whole story needed to be met head on, in graphic and great detail, repeatedly, with a well trained clinician following a specific order of care and emotional processing.

Her teaching and trailblazing research (sexual assault, intimate partner violence) continued at the University of Pennsylvania; becoming the first-line treatment and well-supported methodology for PTSD.

Educating until just a few weeks ago, her passing at the age of 89.

Sometimes one person really can change the future for thousands of others.
My time with her and my colleagues is a highlight in my career.

May her memory be a blessing. 🕊️

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)

03/12/2026

I love me an acronym 🪶.

The Six Pillars of Lifestyle Wellness: -Exercise -Nutrition -Sleep -Social -Stress management -Avoiding Risky Substances COACH 🌹 • Curiosity • Openness • Appreciation • Compassion • Honesty Harvard Foundational Lifestyle Flow: 1) Physical health 2) mental + emotional stability 3) strong...

03/03/2026

Sam Quiniones is a phenomenal, consistent and fascinating reporter on homelessness, mental illness and addiction.
Meghan Daum is a smart, snappy and fair interviewer.
No political bias here - just (actual) facts, strategies, funny stories and street anecdotes.

“The step-child of medicine.”

*Fentanyl vs M**h. Safe cities. Incarceration. Murders in tent encampments. Harm reduction.*

Podcast Episode · The Unspeakeasy With Meghan Daum · March 2 · 1h 22m

02/24/2026

02/02/2026

So many great points!

Thank you, Dr. Frates, Harvard Medical School.

Free accessResearch articleFirst published online December 10, 2018 Request permissionsHealth Coaching: Changing the Delivery of Health CareBeth Frates, MDView all authors and affiliationsVolume 24, Issue 6https://doi.org/10.1089/act.2018.29189.bfrContentsTo Contact Dr. Beth FratesReferencesPDF/EPUB...

01/22/2026

This is an amazing opportunity for parents or caregivers of boys and young men. It is a free virtual event this weekend. I’ve had the privilege of attending Michael Gurian‘s conference at Army Navy: Dr Gurian was ahead of the science in understanding that males learn differently than girls. They are failing academically at a much greater rate than girls, their mental health is more fragile and have a considerably higher su***de rate. At the most basic parenting level (grandparents, coaches, teachers) this conference will present a variety of speakers that compassionately embrace all things healthy and masculine. I suggest registering even if you can simply attend for one hour. 🩵💙

Final reminder: the free, virtual What Boys Need conference starts this Friday. Live presentations run Jan 24-25, with additional prerecorded sessions on Jan 23 and Jan 26.

If you want practical, research-backed insight on boys’ learning, motivation, resilience, and mental health, this is a great way to spend the weekend.

We’re especially excited to represent Army and Navy Academy through President Barry Shreiar's presentation and Dr. Mark Ryan’s cadet roundtable with four of our international cadets.

Register free, and invite a parent, educator, or mentor who works with boys.

01/03/2026

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“These are the good ol’ days.”

12/19/2025

Just one mother's opinion about when to abandon your child.

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“Friends? THEY DISAPPEAR. I assure you, nothing clears your life of interested, concerned people like an oversize young man who’s acting crazy. Your neighbors avoid you. Your mother and father and siblings stay away. You’re on your own. And it is the most frightening, soul-sucking hell I have ever experienced. There is no order, no solace, no sleep.”

Just one mother's opinion about when to abandon your child

12/11/2025

My favorite holiday story.