Talking to Kids & Teens About our “New Normal” during the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Guest Blogger Linda Nicolotti, PhD Linda Nicolotti, PhD., is a licensed child psychologist and Director of Pediatric Psychology and Behavioral Health at Brenner Children’s Hospital. The Q & A below is an excerpt from her recent podcast about talking with...
Loxx Boxx: Safety for your Packages and Deliveries
By Guest Blogger Kathy Sides, President, Loxx Boxx Inc. loxxboxx.com While we are all sheltering in place to battle COVID-19, it is likely we are all trying different services and home delivery has become an essential part of our daily lives. Food and grocery...
A Nurse’s View Of COVID-19
By Guest Blogger Dottie Shepard, RN, BSN Fear of the unknown, getting sick, and our families getting sick are a few of the fears that my coworkers and I are experiencing at this time during the pandemic of COVID-19. I am a Registered Nurse in the Orthopedic Clinic for...
Thriving after Domestic Violence
By Guest Blogger Eileen Martin "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” ~Lao Tzu Frog in Boiled Water Syndrome: A Slow Death of Self Much like a blue light special at Kmart, I imagine my younger self having a flashing light targeting me as an...
How Can Big Bird, Elmo, and Friends Help Young Children Navigate this Difficult Time?
By Guest Blogger Christine Murray, PhD, LCMHC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative in the UNCG Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships Last month, I got to go somewhere that I never even could have dreamed would be possible when I was a...
Finding the Calm in the Chaos
By Guest Blogger Suzy Fielders “This too shall pass.” This infamous Persian adage is an important mantra to keep in mind during challenging times. It has helped me through so many difficult situations or experiences. That, and learning how to use this mantra to...
Greenbriar Driving Academy: Creating Respectful, Safe & Confident Drivers
By Guest Blogger Suzanne Sarfert Greenbriar Driving Academy owners, Heather and Nathan Bagg, are committed to providing the highest ethical and educational standards for an in-depth driving program. As parents to three children under the age of 16, Nathan and Heather...
Keep Calm and Carry On
By Guest Blogger Carrie Sockwell, author of Our Carolina Home Over the past week, the effects of COVID-19 have taken a toll on all of us one way or another. Then the closing of schools and daycares left many wondering what we're going to do for the two or possibly...
How to Help a Friend Who’s Going Through a Hard Time
By Guest Blogger Tara Pitts My family and I once had an unexpected opportunity to witness amazing goodness. It began when I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. As a busy mother of two young daughters, I had popped into my primary care physician’s office to...
She Didn’t Leave a Note
By Guest Blogger Sandie Mauk author of TreasureSeeker blog National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 So it took me four weeks to get up the courage to ask my daughter, Grace, if she had left a note when she tried to kill herself. I’d been too afraid to find...
