by Dr. Melisa | Feb 7, 2023 | Her Moods & Mind
My latest Target run reminds me it’s Valentine’s Season. How's that going at your house? Remember the days of carefully decorating a shoe box for collecting so much Valentine’s love? 💕📬 Sometimes I wish that tradition continued into middle school & high school because...
by Dr. Melisa | Jan 18, 2023 | Her Changing Body
As parents, we may cringe inside at the first sight of pimples on that sweet little face and want to jump to her rescue, but parenting through puberty is such a balancing act. Do you say anything or not? Do you just leave some acne wash by her sink and hope she...
by Dr. Melisa | Dec 27, 2022 | Her Changing Body, Her Moods & Mind
It’s that time of year when we feel driven to reflect on the past and make resolutions for the new year. We all do that differently – maybe while we walk, or journal, or sip wine, or talk with family and friends. Or maybe while we work on a vision board. To...
by Dr. Melisa | Dec 15, 2022 | Her Moods & Mind
If you were to take a few minutes before bed every night for a week to ponder and write down “Three Good Things” from your day, research says you’d experience an increase in happiness, hope, and optimism. If you were to stick with it longer, you’d grow resilience and...
by Dr. Melisa | Nov 7, 2022 | Her Moods & Mind
I've been credited with (and unfortunately accused of) raising daughters who believe their voice matters. Each of them uses their voice in different ways, but it's been fun to watch them discover the power and value of speaking up. What did I do? Everything wrong....
