“Work hard and…” fill in the blank; brownie points for those who did top-down, deductive processing and completed the well-known phrase with “...Be kind!” Kindness goes a long way in daily interactions with others!

Potentially unpopular opinion: Mental health is just as important as physical health. It has become increasingly undeniable how significantly mental health impacts an individual’s daily functioning - at work, at school, out in the community, in relationships, etc. Tending to one’s mental health should receive the same consideration as taking care of one’s physical health.

Label the Feeling!

“I’m fine…I’m okay…I don’t know” are inappropriate responses when one is asked how they are feeling. How can one regulate their emotions if they do not even know what or how they are feeling?! 

Think ‘normal’ curve to reframe behavioral characteristics or traits for individuals, especially for children and adolescents.

At Above + Beyond, psychoeducation (also known as Psych 101) is a key component for children, adolescents, parents and guardians to gain during services in order to apply beyond sessions. When empowered with knowledge and skills, children and adolescents in particular are able to take what they have learned and generalize it hopefully at home, at school, and/or out in the community. When one knows better, they tend to do better. This blog will informally share tips, tools, and a knowledge base from a different perspective to provide another avenue of support. Hope it helps!