Ride the Wave
Summer is here! The sun is shining and the air is hot. There’s no better [...]
You. Don’t. Have. To. Be. A. Monk. To. Practice. Mindfulness.
Mindfulness plays a big role in Dialectical Behavior Therapy for the same reasons as research [...]
Is Gratitude Really Worth It?
Spoiler Alert! The answer is yes…in a big way! Research suggests that gratitude is correlated [...]
How Relationships Facilitate Teenage Identity Development
Feeling loved and accepted is a vital part of teenage identity development. Often, a teenager won’t accept herself for who she is. [...]
How to Help Runaway Teenagers
Whether your teen has been gone for a night or a week, running away is a serious issue that should be addressed immediately and unequivocally. When a child’s whereabouts are unknown, the adults responsible for them cannot provide for their well-being. In addition, high-risk behaviors and victimization can occur in many runaway scenarios. The following tips can help parents intervene effectively to interrupt new or chronic runaway behavior.
Building Healthy Relationships in Residential Treatment
When explaining what Sunrise Residential Treatment Center is, I introduce our program as being relational-based [...]
Personal Development Plan – 21 Days Later
Rushing to the plane last week, on January 21, 2016, Ben Belnap and I were [...]
2016 Personal Development Plan Any Teen Can Do!
Positive Psychology is essential for teens dealing with low self-worth, identity, and motivation, yet this [...]
Useful Approaches to Setting Goals In or Out of Residential Treatment
Setting Goals is often what we do to to begin a new year. The desire [...]
Teaching Entitled Teens How to Work
My 85 year old father visited recently and we spent several days hiking, eating good [...]