Claystone Clinical Associates,PLC

01/28/2022

7 ways to quiet your teen's negative self-talk.

10/13/2021

From learning disorder to post traumatic stress disorder, mental illnesses have similar symptoms, leading to misdiagnoses, when kids aren't carefully assessed.

09/30/2021

Obtain information on anxiety and disruptive behavior in children. Child Mind Institute explains how anxiety in children can lead to disruptive behavior.

09/22/2021

Mental health days are so important when we are drained or running on empty and can do some much to restore our overall wellbeing.

09/09/2021

Why a teen may think they have ADHD, autism, or dissociative identity disorder.

08/31/2021

Even though this article was published in 2018 the myths and facts presented remain relevant today.

As long as misconceptions about mental illness persist, so too will stigma.

06/08/2020

04/28/2020

To survive quarantine, you need to change your metrics

04/24/2020

I believe all of these things are true. I believe grace and rest are key. Feeling and owning our own s**t instead of working it out on others is key. When we slip up, apologizing to the people we offload on is key.

And, when we hit that wall, sometimes courage looks like scaling it or breaking through it. AND, sometimes courage is building a fort against the wall and taking a nap.

For those of us with kids, I don't think we pretend that the wall doesn't exist.

Rather than sucking it up and pushing through, we name it. We help them understand that invisible wall that they will run into hundreds and hundreds of times in their lives. We model what it takes to recognize it and how tough it can be to choose the right strategy: scaling, reaching out for a lift, and/or resting. Naming, modeling, and not having answers is how we help them feel less alone or scared when they face their own wall.

Hard days are real because this is hard.

Stay awkward, kind and brave enough to rest and feel,
BB