Connecting with your Kids on Halloween
TIP #1: Think about Halloween last year and what worked and didn’t work. Think about proactive steps you can take to improve this year based on what you remember. Did …
Nutrition tips for a Healthy Halloween by Alexa Bedingfield
While Halloween can be a joyful, fun holiday for families to enjoy together, it can also create some anxiety and fear for health-conscious parents around excessive sugar and candy consumption. …
Blood Sugar and Mood – A Two Way Street by Alexa Bedingfield, MS
The interaction of our blood sugar levels and mental health is a complex, bi-directional relationship. Drastic blood sugar fluctuations can mimic certain mental health conditions. For example: Hyperglycemia related to …
Chicken Little’s Cave
A few months ago, I shared a talk on how anxiety robs us of our freedom. Remember Chicken Little? That’s where this story begins. Chicken Little is the one who …
When Attachment Hurts
I recently wrote an article for an adoption blog on attachment issues. While this article was meant for those who have children with complex trauma backgrounds, the theory of attachment …
Dynamic Balance
In order to work at Wellspring Counseling, each of us therapists has to endure many, many conversations on the value of redefining balance, contentment, and fulfillment in life. I have …