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Clear is Kind: Fostering Trust and Connection in Families

Creating strong family bonds through honesty and consistency “Clear is kind.” As a foster and adoptive parent, this simple saying became a game changer for my parenting journey, especially for our children with a history of trauma. We form stronger bonds as a family when we are communicating …

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School Assessments: Tools For a Child’s Success

Understanding how school assessments support your child’s learning, behavior, and growth. With increasing conversations around mandatory school assessments, many parents find themselves feeling anxious or even alarmed. Questions like “What does this evaluation mean for my child’s future?” or …

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When Young Children Show Aggressive Behavior

What Parents and Caregivers Can Do When a young child is displaying aggressive behavior, it can feel overwhelming and distressing for parents. Behaviors like hitting, biting ,and pushing aren’t just challenging, they can negatively impact a child’s ability to safely socialize with other children …

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It’s Spring – So Why Aren’t You Happy?

Rebuilding connections, one step at a time Spring. We all wait for it – a time of renewal when we’re no longer housebound by temperatures and days too short. We look forward to planting our gardens, exercising, and connecting with neighbors, friends, and extended relatives. Or at least, we used …

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Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Your Family’s Mental and Physical Health

Supporting Your Child’s Mental Health Before, During, and After a Crisis With earthquakes, tornadoes, and train derailments making headlines recently, it’s easy to feel secondary stress from watching the news. As a parent, it’s important to remember that your reactions to these disasters …

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When a Friendship Ends: Understanding, Grieving, and Moving Forward

Giving yourself permission to grieve while creating space for healing and new beginnings When people think about breakups, our minds usually jump to romantic relationships. But another painful and overlooked form of heartbreak is the end of a friendship. “Breaking up” with a close, platonic …

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How To Help My Child’s Anxiety

Practical tools to help your child feel safe and supported. Anxiety has always been a part of childhood. Today’s young people are navigating an increasingly complex world—one filled with fast‑moving information, unpredictable events, and pressures that can feel overwhelming even to adults. For …

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A Guide to Self-Soothing

Grounding Techniques to Reduce Stress In this digital age, we are constantly bombarded with breaking news and alarming headlines, a constant flow of information that our nervous systems were not designed to handle. It’s important and understandable to be informed, but it is even more important to …

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A Defense of Winter and the Custom of “Hygge”

Finding Stillness in a Season That Slows Us Down I’ve always loved winter. To be fair, there is a lot to dislike about this season – I, along with many people, dread the long cold nights, icy roads, and minimal sunlight. But despite these setbacks, I still look forward to fall …

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Best of “In This Family” Episodes

Our most listened-to conversations about family relationships, mental health, and resilience This fall, Nexus Family Healing launched a new podcast, In This Family, hosted by our President/CEO Dr. Michelle K. Murray. Each episode features guests who share how mental health has shaped their lives …

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Keeping Holiday Anxiety at Bay

A self-care guide for holiday gatherings The holidays are often celebrated as a time of joy and connection. But for many, they can also bring a wave of anxiety and a sense of worrying about what “may” happen. Whether you are hosting or attending, holiday gatherings can sometimes feel like …

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The Realities of Youth Homelessness

How homelessness affects young people and the practical ways adults can offer safety and support. November is homeless youth awareness month, so let’s talk about it! In the U.S., 4.2 million youth experience homelessness every year. Around 700,000 of those youth are unaccompanied, …

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