by Dana Basu, PsyD | Feb 10, 2019 | Coping, Parent Mental Health
My head is swimming. Like it has been all day… or maybe even all week. (All year??) I’m sitting here trying to reflect on the disaster that happened today. Trying to find some solace, trying to find some wisdom. So far, all I have is questions. Why isn’t this...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Dec 29, 2018 | Coping, Mindset, Parent Mental Health
How many times have you relied on your own thoughts as facts? When you’re first considering this question, it might seem easy to believe it never happens to you, or at most very rarely. Because when I bring up “facts,” your brain might revert to a more academic place,...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Nov 25, 2018 | Coping, Mindset, Parent Mental Health
You’ve heard that advice before, right? The advice that tells you to prioritize your children and let the house be? The one that encourages you to soak up every minute that you can with those little beings while ignoring all the crap piling up around you? Yah, I’ve...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Nov 6, 2018 | Coping, Parent Mental Health, Relationships
When my husband Avi and I got married, we were both a bit surprised at how smoothly we transitioned from dating into marriage. I guess I expected it to feel different, although I don’t know why. But somewhere in my mind I equated marriage with challenge (read into...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Oct 24, 2018 | Childhood Mental Health, Coping, Mental Health Basics
Boo loves to ride tricycles. She does so practically every day when she’s at school, and she also loves to ride when visiting her cousin’s house. I had been thinking about getting her one, but wanted to wait a bit and give it to her as a Christmas gift. In the...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Oct 15, 2018 | Anxiety, Childhood Mental Health, Coping
The other day I was spending some time outside with Boo and Squish. Although we were in a community area, no one else was around us. So we were just doing our own thing, like singing songs and playing silly games with each other. Everyone was laughing and having a...
