by Dr. Kim | Jun 11, 2021 | People Pleasing, Reslience, Self-Compassion
Making everyone happy I love making people happy. In fact, I come from a long line of women who love making people happy. It’s impossible to get people’s approval all the time. It makes me happy to make others happy, but it took me awhile to...
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 31, 2021 | Families, Parenting, Self-Care, Self-Compassion
The initiation into motherhood Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Maria Luisa Salcines, a freelance author and certified parent coach. In the interview, Maria Luisa talks about how motherhood changed her perspective and about how self-compassion, self-care,...
by Dr. Kim | Feb 9, 2021 | Growth Mindset, Identity, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Uncategorized, Wellness, Writing, Writing Group
Writing for Growth–Online Writing Group for Personal Growth This online writing group is meant for those seeking self-discovery and personal growth within a creative, safe, supportive environment. See below for some Frequently Asked Questions about the group....
by Dr. Kim | Jan 15, 2021 | Adolescence, coping, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Families, Pandemic, Parenting, Reslience, Stress Management
Parenting, Stress, and Coping during Covid-19 Parenting is hard. The stress is real, and many families struggle to cope. In fact, levels of high stress were rampant in families well before the pandemic. In 2014 and 2015, the APA reported that teens were reporting high...