by Tori Hamilton, RN Psychotherapist, IBCLC, PMH-C | Feb 2, 2025 | Parenting & Family Life
Anxiety in teenagers is more common than ever, with studies showing that up to 1 in 3 adolescents struggle with an anxiety disorder by the age of 18 (Merikangas et al., 2010). Between academic pressure, social challenges, and the stress of growing up in a fast-paced...
by Tori Hamilton, RN Psychotherapist, IBCLC, PMH-C | Jan 28, 2025 | Parenting & Family Life
If you’ve been thinking about asking your mom for therapy, we feel you. It’s a big step—and it’s completely okay to feel nervous. Therapy can be an excellent way to work through your thoughts and feelings, but starting the conversation with your parent might feel...
by Tori Hamilton, RN Psychotherapist, IBCLC, PMH-C | Aug 22, 2024 | Parenting & Family Life
Parenting advice is often laden with judgment and impossible suggestions for the real households we live in. We as parents are often doing everything we possibly can, and are barely treading water. When we are told what to do as parents, we lose our capacity to use...
by Tori Hamilton, RN Psychotherapist, IBCLC, PMH-C | Aug 20, 2024 | Parenting & Family Life
It is something that we all have experienced as parents – those difficult moments in parenting that test our patience and confidence in our abilities. When our children test limits, are going through a significant developmental milestone, or are changing right...
