Where there are teenagers, there are parents wondering how to navigate the teen years. How can we be approachable parents who have a platform to speak into our children’s lives? I recommend normalizing difficult emotions, leading with a spirit of curiosity, avoiding assumptions, and validating the underlying emotion.
Life can be hard to navigate. Thankfully, you don’t have to complete the journey alone. While forming relationships is difficult and takes hard work, living without them can be even harder. Being involved in a community has numerous benefits, not only socially but also for our physical health, mental wellbeing, emotional regulation, and spiritual growth.
Supporting Neurodivergent Children & Adolescents is an 8-week therapy group for parents & custodial grandparents of neurodivergent youth, facilitated by Courtney Maze, LPC-MHSP(Temp.). The group begins Monday, March 2, 2026 at 11 am in Murfreesboro. Read on for more details and how to register!
It happened again; you reflected on the past year and decided 2026 will be your year, the year to bring health, wellness, peace, community, hobbies, growth, and/or healing. And with that came some goals. My guess is that you had the purest intentions and were motivated to implement change, and life sent you some reality checks. How can you accomplish all these things and still keep time for rest and recovery? Why are your goals and new routines adding to your stress? Let’s get into it!