May 28, 2022 | By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Safety, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC I honestly do not even know how to start this writing. My heart aches with immense pain for the families who have lost their children, and for the children and educators who have witnessed such a traumatic event. I ache...
May 21, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, Family Time, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC Today, I want to share with you a few family activities that you can implement with your family. They help to foster deep emotional connection. I think parents share the goal of wanting healthy, happy, and generally...
May 2, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC Are you feeling stuck in life? The feeling itself can hold a weight that makes life feel unbearable. People often experience a form of being stuck in life during milestones and changes life. A common one, is the milestone...
Apr 4, 2022 | By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Elementary Age, From the Doctor, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC Anger is okay to experience. As a mental health counselor who works with kids, I I let them know that this emotion is natural and completely normal to feel. There is a pretty well-known movie, it’s called Inside...
Mar 8, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC It seems that most of us tend to be proactive about our mental health when we have reached a pain point. When our stress is overwhelming or the physical pain unbearable, we tend to shift to the idea that we need a...
Jan 12, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC Baby it’s cold outside! Do you find yourself feeling internally just a little different during the winter? Maybe it’s the cool crisp air. Or it’s how the sun seems to set just a little bit too early. The change in season...
Dec 29, 2021 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC I’ll be honest with you: I didn’t even know this term of “becoming an authentic parent” existed until I found myself in the clinical space as a licensed professional counselor. An authentic parent sees their...
Nov 9, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Holidays, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC The holidays are right around the corner and to be honest it can be a mixture of emotions. For some, the holidays are a reminder of past challenges, conflict in the family, or sadness connected to missing loved ones. For...
Oct 21, 2021 | Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC At least once a week, I sit with my son and daughter individually. I ask them, do you feel that I am a good dad to you? I do this because I can only see what my eyes see and feel what my heart feels. I give them space to...
Oct 9, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Burlington, Children's Health & Wellness, Elementary Age, Greensboro, Health, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Kernersville, Local Resources, Teens & Tweens, Teens & Tweens Directories, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Katie Moosbrugger This directory is sponsored by Santos Counseling PLLC, a counseling practice that helps anxious kids, distant couples, and struggling families. Counselors specialize in relationship counseling, family therapy, counseling for kids...
Aug 23, 2021 | Education, Elementary, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC As a parent, I am always amazed with the resilience in my kids. They will fall of the monkey bars and jump right back into action. Yet, I think it’s vital for us as parents to do our due diligence. Today, times are a bit...
Aug 9, 2021 | Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Elementary, From the Doctor, Health, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC Returning to the classroom after the summer break can be an anxiety-provoking transition for students. The more prepared our kids are, the better they will be with feeling calm in the classroom and addressing the...
Jun 29, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC Have you thought to yourself, how do I treat myself during the ups and downs of life? How do I treat myself when things are going well? How do I treat myself when life kicks me right in the rear end? Life, will without a...
Jun 1, 2021 | From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC Not too long ago my daughter said that she wanted skin like Mommy’s. For some reason, my immediate thought was pain and hurt. My eyes grew with water and in that moment, I did what I presume most parents would do. I...
Jan 21, 2021 | By Stage, Education, Elementary Age, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC Have you wondered why you parent the way that you do? It’s an interesting question to explore. I find myself parenting in a manner that connects to my life story. Sometimes I get upset and raise my voice in a way that...
Oct 27, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Just for Dads, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC As a clinician, a basic foundation of my job is to support others in their journey of life. To walk with individuals and at times couples in understanding creative ways to solve problems and build a life that each can...
Oct 24, 2020 | Burlington, By Location, Children's Health & Wellness, Greensboro, Health, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Kernersville, Local Resources, Winston-Salem
Updated by Katie Moosbrugger This directory is sponsored by Lewisville Family Counseling. Their caring counselors each have different specialties, so you are likely to find a good fit for counseling for you or your loved one. Their passion is partnering with...
Sep 25, 2020 | Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Homeschooling, Just for Dads, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC As a parent, watching my kids grow and learn during COVID, I can tell you that I am amazed and proud to see how they are navigating such difficult waters. Parenting and homeschooling a child with ADHD is a ball game of its...
Jun 16, 2017 | Parenting & Family, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos, M.S., CRC, LPCA If your teen has ever said… “No one understands me” “I’m ugly” “No one gets me” “I feel everyone judges me” “I’m not good enough” Then he/she is likely experiencing emotional difficulties with depression or anxiety. As a...
Apr 15, 2017 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Juan Santos, M.S., CRC, LPCA Anxiety can cause worry, stress, headaches, and more unpleasant emotions. Dogs are built to work effortlessly to battle the symptoms and behaviors that come with anxiety. Our dog Riddle used to go by the name of “Gates”when we first met...
Mar 23, 2017 | Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Juan Santos, M.S., CRC, LPCA Have you ever said something to your partner that you immediately regretted? Maybe a few too many words slipped out. Words that are now are making your partner feel hurt and emotionally distant. Couples experiencing tension often do one...
Jan 13, 2017 | Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Juan Santos, M.S., CRC, LPCA My wife and I recently had our number second child. We are now proud parents of a two-year-old whose batteries never seem to run out and a 7-month-old who loves to keep us up at night. As a couples expert, father, and husband, I want to...
Dec 30, 2016 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Pet Resources
By Juan Santos, M.S., CRC, LPCA When I married my wife, I also married her childhood dog “Buddie”. It has been almost a year since Buddie left us. Yet, I can spend endless hours talking about him. As a professional counselor, father, and husband, I have a unique view...
Dec 13, 2016 | Adult Health & Wellness, Health, Holidays, Hot Topics, Parenting & Family
By Juan Santos, M.S., CRC, LPCA Being around people that you may not see eye to eye with can be difficult. Even more difficult when you are forced to interact with that one person you do not agree with. The holidays are upon us, and I wanted to write a special piece...
Aug 12, 2016 | Adult Health & Wellness, Health
By Juan Santos, M.S., CRC, LPCA Why is it that before going to bed our mind often feels like it’s on steroids? Our brain is sometimes in “hyper-mode” when we have some sort of anxiety or fear driven issue taking place. Consider if you have ever experienced a break-up,...
Mar 12, 2016 | Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Juan Santos, M.S., CRC, LPCA Anxiety symptoms are very common among children and teenagers. From the day your child enters school up until high school (and for some even through college). There are many challenges that can contribute to anxiety symptoms: Making...
Jan 17, 2016 | Adult Health & Wellness, Health
By Juan Santos, M.S., CRC, LPCA Do you remember back in grade school when you, like so many other students, had a calendar or some sort of syllabus that you lived by? Teachers have always trained us to stick to some sort of schedule. There is a reason behind that!...
Dec 12, 2015 | Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LPCA On most cases you married before having kids, and more often than not, you and your spouse will find a day that your sweet child will leave the nest. The time frame that takes place between your child(s) early years of...
Dec 3, 2015 | Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LPCA I wanted a catchy title when discussing the touchy topic of “interracial relationships.” It seems to be touchy because many pretend that there are no differences in the obstacles faced between same race relationships and interracial...
Nov 21, 2015 | Adoption & Foster Parenting, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LPCA Each year, November is recognized as National Adoption Awareness Month. If you are looking to adopt, feel free to visit our adoption category here. If you are a parent of an adopted child, we hope today’s blog will be...
