As vaccines roll out by the thousands, the days are getting longer, and hope feels more tangible than ever….How do we keep the balanced life? For a lot of families and couples this slow down period has been a blessing in disguise. This is not to say that it hasn’t been difficult in a million […]
Category: CRYSTAL F. CLAIR
COVID and PTSD
Both of these words are in all caps because they are words that mean more than the one word itself. COVID is our generation’s first and only pandemic that has been so charged that we often find ourselves saying phrases like, “I have PTSD” or “I am OCD.” However, it is important to define the […]
I’ll be home (sick) for the Holidays
For many, the holidays are a time that brings people together. Be it surrounded by family or friends, most find themselves celebrating in a crowd of loved ones. With the ongoing COVID pandemic, the holiday season is bound to look quite different this year. How can we decrease the feelings of loneliness and increase the […]
Will My Relationship Survive This Virus
Many of us are in a relationship that was already taxed before being quarantined and ordered to stay at home–for the foreseeable future. Some of you are in the process of divorce and now that courts have halted, you are feeling stuck. Others might have children and now you’re having to work even more as […]
What learning to swim at 38 taught me about my kids
You read that right. I’m 38 years old and just took swim lessons. Let’s start from the beginning. While I took a few classes at age five, learning to float and dive for rings, I never felt truly comfortable or at ease in the water. For years, it’s been my dirty little secret, something you […]
Summer Self-Care Tips:
It’s summer! Hello to BBQs, pool parties, movies in the park, vacations, and family adventuring. But — take deep breath here — goodbye to the relief you felt during the school year knowing that your children would be taken care of for at least a few hours every day. For many parents of young kids, […]
How to Deal with Toddler Meltdowns
Crystal Clair – LCPC We call them “slow motion meltdowns” in our house. I am a mom of a 20-month-old, spirited boy. He wants what he wants, when he wants it. Don’t we all? My son knows how much it hurts to throw himself on the ground when I can’t catch him. So instead, he has […]
Stages of Grief: Humor
By Crystal F. Clair A comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement. The faculty of perceiving what is amusing or comical. An instance of being or attempting to be comical or amusing; something humorous. The faculty of expressing the amusing or comical. (Definition provided by dictionary.com) When I was thinking of this topic I was […]
