by Dr. Melisa | Feb 20, 2025 | How To Like Your Body
Girlology is deeply committed to changing the body image story for girls. We’ve created a class for them that raises awareness and teaches skills that can prevent body image issues or begin to reverse existing body struggles. Our methods are being used...
by Dr. Melisa | Nov 12, 2024 | Her Moods & Mind
Don’t you hate it when she misses out on something fun or important? We worry enough about our daughters’ social media generated FOMO (fear of missing out), but I think there’s a FOHMO (fear of HER missing out) that we parents have, even though we understand that...
by Dr. Melisa | Oct 28, 2024 | Her Moods & Mind
In the coming weeks, more than ever, we need to pay attention to our health – mental and physical. I know you hear that all the time, but I also know that personally, sometimes I have to make a conscious effort to lift my head and DO.THE.THINGS that I know are...
by Dr. Melisa | Sep 16, 2024 | Her Moods & Mind
I prefer the term “vigilant” over “paranoid,” but I worry about depression – a lot. With 3 daughters, it’s a personal worry. With thousands of female adolescent patients, it’s also a professional worry. Why do I worry? 📌 It’s common. Among teens, 1 in 7 will...
by Dr. Melisa | Feb 13, 2024 | Periods
In the world before the Internet, how did our mothers know so much about staying healthy? They definitely did the best they could. They instructed us in their health tips, and we accepted them as facts. BUT WERE THEY? Do you remember any of these...