by Tori Hamilton, RN Psychotherapist, IBCLC, PMH-C | Dec 14, 2025 | Family & Relationships
Finding Balance: How to Care for Yourself While Being an Attuned Parent Parenting is a delicate balance between caring for your children and taking care of yourself. Many parents experience a push-and-pull between self-sacrifice and self-care: “I deserve to take some...
by Tori Hamilton, RN Psychotherapist, IBCLC, PMH-C | Dec 12, 2025 | Family & Relationships
How We Speak to Ourselves Matters The way we talk to ourselves shapes our emotional well-being, our relationships with our children, and even how we parent. Self-talk—the ongoing inner dialogue we have with ourselves—can be supportive or critical, conscious or...
by Tori Hamilton, RN Psychotherapist, IBCLC, PMH-C | Nov 18, 2025 | Mental Health
What is Childhood Emotional Neglect? Childhood emotional neglect (CEN) happens when a child’s emotional needs are consistently overlooked, ignored, or unfulfilled by their caregivers. Unlike physical abuse, which leaves visible scars, emotional neglect is often...
by Tori Hamilton, RN Psychotherapist, IBCLC, PMH-C | Nov 3, 2025 | Mental Health
Have you ever noticed that sometimes your body seems to react before your mind even has a chance to catch up? Maybe you feel anxious for no reason, suddenly “shut down,” or experience waves of anger or panic that feel bigger than the situation. You’re not alone—and...
by Tori Hamilton, RN Psychotherapist, IBCLC, PMH-C | Jun 10, 2025 | Health & Wellness
Something that isn’t talked about enough is chronic pain. Those who live with it on a daily basis know the significant toll that it can take on their overall well-being, and yet it is rarely brought forward. In this article, we will be discussing chronic pain...
