Valentine’s Day Blues: How Is Your Teen Coping?
February and Valentine’s Day usually represent a time of love and everything associated with love. Romance, flowers, jewelry, fine food, and chocolates – these are all good! For your teen, […]
Why the New Year Can Bring Mixed Feelings
It can be hard to admit to yourself that New Year’s Eve is not one of your favorite holidays to celebrate. It is supposed to be a time of extravagant parties, […]
Winter Break and Finals: 5 Ways to Encourage Your Teen
With winter break on the horizon and final exams around the corner, it’s no surprise that your teen might be experiencing more stress and anxiety during this time of year. […]
Anxiety, Stress, and Your Teen: A Christmas Story
‘Tis the season to be merry and not so merry… As parents, we are painfully aware of the flu season, the never-ending Covid season, and the sadness and loneliness adults […]
Bullying, Stress, and Your Teen Explained
World Kindness Day & Anti-Bullying Awareness Week With World Kindness Day on November 13th and Anti-Bullying Awareness Week taking place between November 14th and 18th, A Brighter Day is acknowledging, […]
How to Manage Stress: Best Practices, Tips, and Tricks
During this time of year, it is normal and common to feel an increased level of stress. Some things that can contribute to this include the holidays, finals at school, […]
Changing of Seasons and Mental Health: What’s The Link?
October is now here and we are quickly approaching the end of the year! With Fall and Winter upon us, the weather is getting colder and the days are getting […]
How Can You Benefit From Positive Psychology?
What is Positive Psychology? In simple terms, positive psychology is defined as “the scientific study of what makes life most worth living” (Peterson, 2008). It studies human thoughts, feelings, and behavior, […]
Therapy 101: Getting Started
What Is Therapy? Therapy, also known as talk therapy and psychotherapy, is the process of meeting with a mental health professional to resolve problematic behaviors, beliefs, feelings, relationship issues, illnesses, and/or […]
It’s Back to School For Your Teens. Are You Ready For Their Anxiety?
Has this felt like the shortest summer on record for your teen? School begins in just a few days almost everywhere. It was only a few years ago that school systems […]