Joan Kaplan PhD

05/25/2022

Hoping you find some support in this difficult time. Here are ideas for those who are parents and caregivers:

https://www.nytimes.com/article/talk-about-school-shootings-kids.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR32Wxw7jeJRQz0EPwl2nTdEBlkkE4whrSG7Wq8RXOf0YXMgvbfxgVzK7-0&fs=e&s=cl

Whether you’ve got a kindergartner or a teenager, here is how to help them in the immediate aftermath of tragedy.

09/25/2020

A good reminder that our thoughts about events shape our response to them.

Humans like to feel optimistic about and in control of where their life is headed. The pandemic has made it very hard to feel that way.

01/16/2020

11/28/2019

Something to think about for family time at the holidays...

"If you could never pinpoint why simple 'inspiring' quotes didn't sit well with you, this could be the explanation."

07/09/2019

A look at relationships and boundaries and closeness

After we cheated on each other 26 years ago, we promised to never let outsiders into our marriage again. But for more than two years, he’s been carrying on some sort of friendship with a woman from his high school.

12/21/2018

It can be challenging when you are WITH a partner and cant connect – take steps to shape loving bonds so we don’t have to stay lonely.

TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript: What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it's fame and money, you're not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you're mistaken. As the director of a 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented ...

08/18/2017

A creative way to create and expand social support for those who are aging and do not have family.

For those 55 or over, living without a spouse or kids, one Facebook group of about 5,000 users provides a space for support and advice.

12/05/2016

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/stress-better/2016/03/49-phrases-to-calm-an-anxious-child/

It happens to every child in one form or another – anxiety. As parents, we would like to shield our children from life’s anxious moments, but navigating anxiety is an essential life skill that will serve them in the years to come. In the...

05/12/2016

Taking a moment for self-care is important and useful for all to manage stress. Not always easy to remember or to do, however.

http://www.upworthy.com/a-meditation-teachers-4-tips-for-calming-down-and-refocusing-in-just-30-seconds?c=ufb4

Mindful pauses are great "spot treatments" for times when you feel stressed but have lots to do.