Raising Mentally Healthy Kids with Michelle Nietert

Empathetic Listening, Managing Screen Time, Adequate Socialization, and Back-to-School Anxiety

If you've listened before, you'll notice something different about today's episode. Over the past four months, I've been doing a radio segment called Mental Health Monday

Hope When Your Teen Struggles with Chronic Illness & Depression with Jennifer Dukes Lee & Her Daughter Anna

Most of us don't love change, but for our teens, times of transition can be especially stressful and lead to anxiety and depression. But don't lose hope, parents! In this

How Our Thoughts Affect Our Physical Health with Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC

The best way to teach our children healthy behaviors is by modeling them, but as parents, we often find ourselves too busy to exercise, eat healthy meals, or get enough s

How to Create Emotional & Spiritual Health in Your Home with Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC

I want to ask you a simple, but hard question - "Are you really okay?" In this episode with licensed professional counselor and author Debra Fileta, we're focusing on how

Repairing Damage in Family Relationships with Ann Taylor McNiece, LMFT

In our last episode with Marriage & Family Therapist Ann Taylor McNiece we talked about how we can engage in healthy discussion and avoid conflict that destroys. In the s

Key Communication Skills to Engage in Healthy Conflict with Your Family with Ann Taylor McNiece, LMFT

As much as we may try, we can't avoid conflict and have healthy relationships. In this episode with Marriage & Family Therapist Ann Taylor McNiece, we're sharing some ski

Overcoming Dysregulation through Families Trying Softer with Aundi Kolber

In this episode, I'm continuing my conversation with author and therapist, Aundi Kolber and digging into what it looks like to try softer with our families and the profou

Moving Families Out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode with Aundi Kolber

In society we're often told to try harder, but what would it look like to try softer? In this episode, I'm joined by author and therapist, Aundi Kolber who shares about w

Overcoming Mindset Struggles with Brooke Tilghman

In the last two episodes, I've been joined by Todd and Brooke Tilghman who have shared about their journey with their son who has battled with depression and anxiety, but

Winning as a Parent When Your Kid has a Mental Health Issue with Brooke & Todd Tilghman

In the second half of my conversation with the authors of Every Little Win: How Celebrating Small Victories Can Lead to Big Joy Brooke and Todd Tilghman, they're sharing

Getting Your Child Help for Depression with Brooke and Todd Tilghman

In this episode, I'm chatting with the authors of Every Little Win: How Celebrating Small Victories Can Lead to Big Joy Brooke and Todd Tilghman. You might recognize Todd

How to Talk to Your Kids About Loss with Georgia Shaffer

In our last episode, I spoke with author Georgia Schaffer about what healthy grieving looks like for our kids. In the second part of our conversation we're digging into h

Empowering Your Kids to Grieve in a Healthy Way with Georgia Shaffer

One of the questions I get asked most is how to talk to kids about grief. Unfortunately, there's no magic formula to speeding up the grieving process. And grieving isn't

Setting Healthy Boundaries with Your Teens and Tweens with Dr. John Townsend

I'm so excited to kick off our new season with this rich conversation I had with psychologist and author Dr. John Townsend about how we can set healthy boundaries with ou

How to Find a Counselor for Your Young Adult with Melissa Spoelstra

With so many young adults struggling with anxiety and depression as they return to school after the holidays, I wanted to release a bonus episode answering questions from

Season 3 Wrap Up

We're halfway through December and I'm wondering how you're doing because it has been hectic around our counseling center. I don't know why you listen to the show, but I'

Managing Screen Meltdowns without Losing Your Mind with Arlene Pellicane

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, kids ages 8-18 now spend, on average, 7.5 hours in front of a screen for entertainment each day. In this episode, I'm continuin

Helping Kids Manage Screen Addiction with Arlene Pellicane

One of the things I get asked about most in the counseling office is when and how much time kids should be spending on screens because of the correlation between mental h

How Do I Find a Counselor Who Specializes in Self-Injury (NSSI) with Lori Vann, M.A.

In the second half of my conversation with Certified Licensed Professional Counselor Lori Vann, we're continuing our discussion about non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) incl

What Every Parent Needs to Know About Cutting, Self-Harm, Self-Injury, and NSSI with Lori Vann, M.A.

Recent studies suggest that 30% of the population will struggle with non-suicidal self-harming behaviors over their lifetime. For teenage girls, the risk is 1 in 4. In th