by Dana Basu, PsyD | Jun 14, 2020 | Anxiety, Coping, Parent Mental Health
I think it’s fair to say that many of us are feeling uncomfortable right now. Tensions are high as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, racial inequity is being called out in a way that has never before happened in my lifetime, the economy is tanking, and political...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Mar 22, 2020 | Anxiety, Childhood Mental Health, Coping
Across the nation, lives have been turned upside down. Many of us have been asked, if not ordered, to stop participating in the routines that have become the fabric of family life – school drop offs, recreational and sports activities, play dates, eating out,...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Oct 26, 2019 | Coping, Mental Health Basics, Parent Mental Health
I’m going to be honest. Meditation has never been my thing. I feel guilty just saying that, as a psychologist, who regularly recommends meditation to my clients. But I’ve never practiced what I preached. Until now. _____ Several months ago I joined a women’s wellness...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Aug 13, 2019 | Coping, Parent Mental Health
Before I became a parent, I had certain visions of what parenthood would look like. Mostly these visions were fueled from my own childhood and the way my parents parented. But they were also influenced from watching my sisters, my cousins, my friends and people in my...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Jun 23, 2019 | Childhood Mental Health, Coping, Parent Mental Health
How many times in your parenting journey have you encountered a situation that made you wish magic wands were real and available for your immediate gratification? I can’t count the number of times I’ve had that wish. We all talk about that parenting manual we wish we...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Apr 28, 2019 | Coping, Mindset, Parent Mental Health
Ever had one of those days? Or weeks… or maybe even years? One of those periods of time when everything feels hard as hell. When it feels like the walls are closing in on you and there’s no way out. Most of us have been there. And most of us have also had the...
