Amanda Smyth, LCSW
Meltdown Mayhem: unreasonable or unreachable?
Let's talk about why this happens and what to do when your child isn’t calming down and seemingly won’t listen to reason. Below is a...
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Amanda Smyth, LCSW
- Sep 8
- 3 min
Anxiety Busters
We can often feel swept away by our anxiety. Below is a list of short-term strategies to help deal with episodes of anxiety, just pick...
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Amanda Smyth, LCSW
- Apr 17, 2021
- 4 min
Pockets of Predictability = Calmer more Connected Households
Predictability reduces stress and conflict. Bring calm to you home with pockets of predictability throughout the day. Structure helps to...
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Amanda Smyth, LCSW
- Mar 12, 2021
- 3 min
Sleep: the Nemesis of Daylight Savings
Sleep is the foundation of emotional (& physical) health. With springing forward and losing an hour of sleep every one knows we are in...
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Amanda Smyth, LCSW
- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
Fill-er Up!
We often think of indulgence when we hear the term self care. Things like vacations, purchasing stuff for yourself, days off, or...
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Amanda Smyth, LCSW
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
Connecting During a Time of Distancing: A Guide for Parents
Click here for a phenomenal resource developed specifically for parents to help them remain grounded (calm, feeling safe) and to support...
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Amanda Smyth, LCSW
- Apr 15, 2020
- 2 min
Just Breathe!
Stressed??? Yes of course we are, no surprise there! Our routines, activities, and much of our choices have been stripped from us. ...
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Amanda Smyth, LCSW
- Mar 18, 2020
- 3 min
Unchartered Terror-tory
It all happened quite quickly. Schools and businesses shut down, store shelves emptied. If we let it, the changes that we are being...
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Amanda Smyth, LCSW
- Mar 18, 2020
- 3 min
Sand Tray Therapy: It's Origin and Practice
Throughout history, sand has been used as an essential ingredient in the construction of the world around us. Brick, glass, and concrete...
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Amanda Smyth, LCSW
- Jan 30, 2020
- 1 min
Please, Let's All Travel Back in Time.
If your kids are NOT complaining about how early their bed time is, how seldom they get to play their video games or go on social media...
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Amanda Smyth, LCSW
- Jul 24, 2019
- 1 min
Feel Good Food!
I am currently in the process of completing an exciting certification in Nutrition and Integrative Medicine for Mental Health...
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Amanda Smyth, LCSW
- May 6, 2019
- 2 min
Pumping the Breaks on your Child's Revving Engine of Anxiety.
The experience of anxiety is a normal and necessary part of life. However, an anxiety disorder is a persistent feeling of worry that...
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Amanda Smyth, LCSW
- Apr 15, 2019
- 2 min
Junk v. Food
I recently heard someone say there is no such thing as "junk food". That made my ears perk up. What came next was utter truth... "there...
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Amanda Smyth, LCSW
- Feb 19, 2019
- 2 min
A Bottle of Mindfulness
Mindfulness is the idea of being in the moment, that the mind is fully attending to what's happening, to what you're doing, how you are...
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Amanda Smyth, LCSW
- Feb 7, 2019
- 1 min
Daring Greatly
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them...
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Amanda Smyth, LCSW
- Jan 11, 2019
- 1 min
Tips for Falling Asleep!
Do thoughts come creeping in as soon as you lay your head down at night? Wish your brain had a switch to turn them off? Best kept...
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