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Three Little Birds

March 27, 2015 by not your average mom 3 Comments

Number 3 has always had issues with anxiety, but when he was four, that’s when it really started to get bad. He was petrified that he would get locked in the car or his room, and so anytime he was in a room alone, the door had to be left open so that he knew he […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: anxiety, helping children deal with anxiety

To the Mom With the Kid Who Refuses to Participate

September 29, 2014 by not your average mom 8 Comments

To the Mom With the Kid Who Refuses to Participate, I saw you the other day. Losing patience. Gritting your teeth. Prodding. Pleading. Begging. Bribing. Dragging. When you were pregnant, before your baby was born, you may have envisioned your son being a star baseball player. Your daughter dancing in one of those adorable dance recitals. And […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: anxiety, they'll let you know when they are ready

Some Stains Require More Scrubbing Than Others

August 13, 2014 by not your average mom 4 Comments

A couple days ago I got this message from a reader: Susie- Have you ever taken an anti depressant or anti anxiety medication? My doctor suggested I take some, just curious how they make you feel. I would love be rid of the anxiety, but I don’t want to be numb and not feel joy…. […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: anxiety, depression, depression and parenthood, managing anxiety, managing depression, medication, stain fighters

What I learned in therapy this week: I’m still working on that 90%.

March 8, 2014 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I have been working really hard to teach the kids that the only people they can control are themselves. That they cannot make other people do what they want them to do, or what a reasonable person would think someone should do. I have really been trying to teach them that the only thing they can […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: anger, anxiety, tantrums, therapy

We are both learning how to deal with it.

March 2, 2014 by not your average mom 5 Comments

I still haven’t totally learned my lesson regarding procrastination. I’ve definitely gotten better. But I guess the expectation of completely rewiring my 44-year-old procrastinating brain in a couple weeks may be a little unrealistic. One of the things I still struggle with is remembering to have the kids get ready early enough before we have […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: anxiety, enabling your kids

Anyone Can Have A Nervous Breakdown

January 12, 2014 by not your average mom 10 Comments

Anyone can have a nervous breakdown. ANYONE. And it doesn’t have to be the result of a recent trauma. You don’t have to have seven kids. Or any kids. Or a recent death. Or a divorce. Or a special needs child. Or have filed for bankruptcy. You don’t need to have checked off a certain number […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: anxiety, asking for help, depression, edge, mental health, mental illness, mood disorders, nervous breakdowns, therapist, therapy

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