4 Ways to Reduce Holiday Mom Guilt

At holiday time, are you running around like crazy keeping multiple to do lists, not sleeping well, and already feeling some anxiety around the holidays? Dr. Charryse Johnson, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist discusses reducing mom guilt during the holidays.

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Using Drama Therapy to Facilitate Healing and Growth

Paraphrasing from Shakespeare, “All the world’s a stage and all men and women are merely players,” Barbara Kaynan, Licensed Drama Therapist, finds that is the best way to describe drama therapy. Barbara continues to explain how drama therapy is used to weave trauma-informed psychotherapy interventions with artistic modalities to facilitate individuals & communities toward healing & growth.

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Healthy Shame vs. Toxic Shame

Healthy shame says, I am me and I’m still a really great person, but here’s a way that I want to show up differently or better. Toxic Shame says, I am a terrible person, a terrible mom, a terrible woman, and I have not accomplished things in the way that I want to and it’s my fault.

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What Are You Apologizing For?

Nicole Wallace specializes in working with women who are experiencing anxiety and depression symptoms. She frequently experiences women apologizing for having feelings or for the actions of others. She explores being overly apologetic and becoming more assertive.

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5 Ways Mom Guilt Can Affect Your Children

Mom guilt is pervasive among mothers and can have a relentless grip that impacts all of your decisions. It can present as a range of emotions when you feel like you’re not doing enough, feel you are not parenting the right way, or believe you’re making decisions that may hurt your children in the future. It can also affect your children.

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The Cost of Ignoring Your Pain:

Dr. Charryse Johnson, a licensed clinical therapist and founder of Jade Integrative Counseling and Wellness in Charlotte, North Carolina talks about the cost of ignoring your pain both emotionally and/or physically.

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