Posts by Monica Arroyo, LCSW
Financial Stress: How to Know if it’s impacting Your Wellbeing?
Although it’s not glamorous in any way, finances impact our wellbeing more than most people like to admit. Granted, this stress is mostly reserved for those who don’t always feel that they have enough money to cover the basics. And let’s be honest, financial stress can weigh incredibly heavy on a person. Yet, some people…
Read MoreConnection, Communication, and Comfort: 6 Key Ways to Be There for your Teen
The teenager in your life needs you in their life too. Despite the shrugs that pass for answers to your questions. Notwithstanding the rolled eyes, grimaces, or long-suffering sighs. Regardless of the embarrassing spectacle you may become whenever their friends are around. Marching toward adulthood is often an uphill climb amid an avalanche of traditional…
Read MoreFacing the Holidays Alone? Ways to Deal with Loneliness
The holidays can be a cheery, festive time of year – but if you’re feeling lonely during these long holiday months, it’s not quite so merry. Perhaps you live too far away from some of your loved ones to spend time with them. Maybe you’re strapped for cash, and you can’t go to all of…
Read MoreKey Ways to Keep Your Marriage Strong Through the Holidays
What do the holidays mean to your marriage? Do you spend the weeks tapped into the gratitude and good times of the season? Or are you both strained and stressed as holiday gatherings and obligations keep you from cozying up together to enjoy it all? The truth is, marriage needs attention no matter what time…
Read MoreHoliday Anxiety? Maintain Your Calm with These 5 Soothing Steps
Even though the holiday season is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, it’s not uncommon for people to experience higher levels of stress than usual. Between shopping for gifts and stretching your budget, spending extra time with relatives, traveling, and trying to manage all of your usual work responsibilities at the…
Read More5 Common Misinterpreted Anxiety Symptoms Your Teen May Be Exhibiting
Is your teen anxious? How can you be sure? Maybe they are moody, jumpy, or prone to mysterious aches and pains that keep them home from school? Is that anxiety? Or normal teenage ups and downs? If you are concerned that a mental health issue might be a factor, then a bit of investigation is…
Read More5 Key Strategies for Moving On after Your Break Up
Breakups come in many forms. Sometimes they hurt terribly. And sometimes they were such a long time coming that you can’t help but look forward to your freedom. Still, it takes time to recover. Your life changes in many ways. And you begin to see that your life shifts. You no longer need to check-in…
Read MoreOverwhelmed by Back to School Anxiety? Tips for parents on How to Stay Calm.
Parents often joke that they are relieved when the end of summer arrives and are eager to put their children back into the routine of the school year. Yet, most of us know that the transition often isn’t an easy one. In fact, your family’s return to the classroom may be fraught with all kinds of…
Read MoreTheir Infidelity is Not Your Fault! 5 Strategies to Reclaim your Self-esteem
To discover that your partner was unfaithful was a blow. A blow to your trust, your future together, and not least of all, a blow to who you imagine yourself to be. And just as you must take measures to recover from the betrayal of your relationship, you’ll need to recover from the damage done…
Read MoreTypically Moody or Something More? How to Tell if Your Teen is Depressed
There are few parents who haven’t heard “ you just don’t understand” amid the ups and downs of raising a teen. And the truth of it is, sometimes our kids are right. It is tough work negotiating and navigating the maze of adolescent anxiety, increasing demands for independence, and the perils of peers and dramatic…
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