Murray Center for Behavioral Wellness

Murray Center for Behavioral Wellness Serving up bite-sized mental health tips for families who’ve said “WTF is happening?” at least once this week. (Us too.) Therapy-ish tips for life’s chaos.

Kid meltdowns? Teen eye-rolls? Your own? We got you—no judgment, no jargon, no couch required.

We’re hiring therapists 🌿The team is supportive, the vibe is good, and the clinical work is strong.If you’re skilled, re...
04/28/2026

We’re hiring therapists 🌿

The team is supportive, the vibe is good, and the clinical work is strong.

If you’re skilled, resilient, and a genuinely good human to work alongside, we want to meet you.

Apply amy@murraycenter.com. Or send it to the therapist who just popped into your head.


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We’re hiring therapists 🌿The team is supportive, the vibe is good, and the clinical work is strong.If you’re skilled, re...
04/28/2026

We’re hiring therapists 🌿

The team is supportive, the vibe is good, and the clinical work is strong.

If you’re skilled, resilient, and a genuinely good human to work alongside, we want to meet you.

Apply amy@murraycenter.com. Or send it to the therapist who just popped into your head.


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04/26/2026

The hardest part about this?

It’s not the apps.
It’s the pressure.

Because once “everyone else has it,”
you’re not just setting a limit…

you’re going against your kid’s entire social world.

And at this age, that matters more than we think.

Their brain is wired for:

* peer approval
* comparison
* instant feedback

So rejection hits harder.
And social media amplifies all of it.

That’s why timing matters.

Not just if they have it…
but when.

Waiting until around 14 isn’t extreme.
It lines up better with how their brain actually develops.

And yeah… they might not like it.

But this isn’t about keeping up.
It’s about setting them up.




04/25/2026

Screen time isn’t just a habit problem.
It’s a brain problem.

If your kid loses it when you say “time’s up,”
that’s not random… and it’s not because you’re doing something wrong.

These apps are designed to make it hard to stop.

So when you set limits?
Yeah… it’s going to feel like a fight.

That doesn’t mean you’re failing.
It means you’re holding a boundary most people avoid.

Save this for when you need a reset…
and send it to a parent who’s in the trenches with you.

The post-social spiral is real. And if this list felt a little too familiar, that's worth paying attention to.Social anx...
04/22/2026

The post-social spiral is real. And if this list felt a little too familiar, that's worth paying attention to.

Social anxiety doesn't always look like avoiding people. Sometimes it looks like showing up and then spending the next three hours in your head about it.

We can help with that.
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"I'm so OCD" has become shorthand for being neat, particular, or detail-oriented. And we get it, the phrase is everywher...
04/20/2026

"I'm so OCD" has become shorthand for being neat, particular, or detail-oriented. And we get it, the phrase is everywhere.

But when we use a clinical diagnosis to describe a personality quirk, we accidentally make it harder for people who actually have OCD to be taken seriously. OCD isn't a preference. It's an exhausting, often invisible cycle of intrusive thoughts and compulsions that can take over someone's day.

Words matter, especially when they're attached to someone's lived experience.

If you've ever wondered whether what you're experiencing goes beyond a quirk, we're here to help figure that out.
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Every parent wants to help. The instinct to fix, advise, and problem-solve comes from love.But most teens aren't walking...
04/15/2026

Every parent wants to help. The instinct to fix, advise, and problem-solve comes from love.

But most teens aren't walking away because they don't want your input. They're walking away because they needed to feel heard first, and the lecture started before that could happen.

The good news? Connection doesn't require the perfect response. It just requires staying in the room.

Save this one for the next hard conversation.
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Therapy is a big commitment. For a lot of families, that's exactly what makes it hard to start.A workshop is a lower-sta...
04/13/2026

Therapy is a big commitment. For a lot of families, that's exactly what makes it hard to start.

A workshop is a lower-stakes way in. A few focused sessions to get real tools without the full plunge. And at $100 a session with bundles available, it's designed to actually be accessible.

If you've been on the fence, this might be your starting point. Link in bio to learn more and register.
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Grief narrows your world if you let it.It pulls your eyes toward the absence, over and over again—until it feels like th...
04/10/2026

Grief narrows your world if you let it.
It pulls your eyes toward the absence, over and over again—
until it feels like that’s all there is.
But there’s something just as real sitting beside it:
the love that existed,
the moments that mattered,
the parts of your life that were shaped in a way only they could shape them.
Life doesn’t always make sense. Some losses will never feel fair.
But there’s a quiet kind of survival in choosing to remember the warmth, too.
Not instead of the pain—
just not letting the pain be the only thing that gets to stay.
perspective holdontothelight

Executive functioning is the quiet engine behind your child’s everyday routines. When it’s running low, behavior struggl...
11/18/2025

Executive functioning is the quiet engine behind your child’s everyday routines. When it’s running low, behavior struggles show up loud.

Here are 8 FACTS that finally connect the dots & explain the behaviors you see in your kid every day.
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ADHD isn’t about missing focus — it’s about misfiring brilliance. When your brain learns to channel its chaos, it become...
11/18/2025

ADHD isn’t about missing focus — it’s about misfiring brilliance.

When your brain learns to channel its chaos, it becomes rocket fuel.

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