Emotions are central to most, if not all, mental health concerns, and this is particularly true in the case of disordered eating and eating disorders. Disordered eating behaviours often serve to ...

Parenting isn't just about navigating your children's emotional ups and downs. We also need to work with our own big feelings.

Key points Emotions are concepts that organize certain life experiences. Emotions tell us to reflect on our unique, historically-driven experiences that we may code as anger, fear, or hurt. You cannot ...

What: “Deep Breaths: Validating Your Child’s Emotions and Needs,” an Eat Chat Parent event presented by the Eagle River Youth Coalition. When: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 25. Where: Homestake ...

Psychologist, author and adjunct instructor at Stanford University Caroline Fleck, PhD, has a new book out entitled Validation: How the Skill Set That Revolutionized Psychology Will Transform Your ...

When a friend or member of your family is visibly upset, we often try to do our best to comfort and reassure them. However, this can be hard as we don’t always have the answers, so here are ways you ...

Parents today are so terrified of invalidating their kids that they often swing like a pendulum in the opposite direction, training their kids that their emotions should be the center of the universe.