by beanstalk | Dec 4, 2015 | Blog, Counseling
What is stress? Life asks a lot of us – spouses, jobs, arguments with friends, sick pets – and at a certain point we have more to deal with than we can handle emotionally.1 That’s when stress kicks in. It’s your response to danger You know the feeling – sweaty...
by beanstalk | Sep 28, 2015 | Blog
by Albert Thrower, MSW, LMSW If you’re the parent of a child old enough to operate a smartphone or computer, you have probably heard of Minecraft. It’s the third-best-selling video game of all time, and it has become a popular pastime for millions of kids. As a family...
by beanstalk | Sep 25, 2015 | Blog
Our lives today seem busier than ever, and family bonding time may seem hard to find. However, spending more time as a family can improve your child’s physical and mental health. The Family Dinner Project is an organization that teaches about the benefits of eating...
by beanstalk | Aug 25, 2015 | Blog
The following article, by our own Sarah Buehner, MSW, LCSW, appears in the NASW (National Association of Social Workers) Summer 2015 Newsletter. Sarah earned her MSW from the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University and holds her LCSW in the state of...
by beanstalk | Jun 30, 2015 | Blog
The best answer, according to the experts, is not at all. You may wonder why this is the advice. But, think about it – was it ever fun when your parents talked to you about your weight? Odds are that it wasn’t. Sometimes the things that parents say with the best...
