by Dr. Kim | Sep 2, 2021 | Anxiety, Emotions, Mindfulness
The Guest House–A Mindfulness Exercise There’s a mindfulness exercise I like to do with my clients. I didn’t come up with it. It’s been around for awhile. In fact, it’s based on a Persian poem from the 13th century (Rumi). The idea for...
by Dr. Kim | Jul 8, 2021 | Anxiety, Coaching, Mindfulness, Self-Care, Stress Management
Wind Down Wednesdays–a midweek reset Let me tell you a little story about me. Every 5 years or so (no seriously, it’s like a 5 year thing), my body has had ENOUGH of me pushing through and ignoring its signals. You know the signals–they’re...
by Dr. Kim | Jun 4, 2021 | Anxiety, Courage, Mindfulness
Surfing the Fear I read some work by author Pamela Slim recently, and she described her approach to adversity as “surfing the fear.” If you scroll through social media enough, you’ll see posts telling you to crush the fear, stomp on it, destroy it...
by Dr. Kim | Mar 12, 2021 | Anxiety, Families, Parenting
Ashley’s Story I had the pleasure of interviewing Ashley Coleman, a 37 year old wife and stay-at-home mom of 2 girls. Ashley lives in Coastal Georgia. Ashley, thank you for taking the time to share your story. Is there anything in particular you’d...
by Dr. Kim | Dec 10, 2020 | Anxiety, coping, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Holidays, Mindfulness, Pandemic
The Power of Being Still in Times of Stress A friend of mine recently wrote a post about how she missed being able to wander aimlessly in a museum this year. We’ve lost a lot in 2020, including the ability to be carefree and aimless. I find myself rushing even...
by Dr. Kim | Sep 23, 2020 | Adolescence, Anxiety, Cognitive Development, Executive Function, Response Inhibition, Self-Control
How to help your teen develop self-control Response inhibition is the ability to think before you leap. It starts to develop in infancy and really plays a role in helping all the executive skills develop. As a teen, though, it can be hard to have self-control. In the...
