Laura Fish Consulting

08/07/2025

This might seem off topic for this page but trust me it isn't. It's about mental health and how you need to advocate for yourself because Allopathic (Western Medicine) doctors do not have the training on nutrition, hormones, exercise and neuroendocrine disruptors like microplastics and chemicals that might be causing your physical symptoms. Instead they do what this video depicts: they imply or directly state it's an issue with your head not your body.

It isn't all in your head. But it is messing with your head!

The good news is functional
medicine doctors and naturopathic doctors do have this training. The bad news is in some states they are not on insurance panels so the treatment is really expensive. Shameful they aren't welcome on panels.

In my 30s I found myself in this same place. I had symptoms doctors couldn't make sense of. They put me through the ringer with test after test, but telling me all along that I didn't really deserve this testing. It was all in my head. Eventually they suggested a stint in a mental health facility.

I refused. I advocated for myself. And then I found Naturopathic medicine. With one test they discovered the culprit: Lyme Disease.

After 4 years of seeking an answer I finally was told it wasn't in my head. It was real. And the true irony? I lived in Connecticut at this time. And Lyme disease is named that because it was first discovered in Lyme, Connecticut. How could they miss it? They didn't give me the right test. They tested me for Lyme three times. But they used the cheapest test for insurance not the best. I paid 500 dollars out of pocket with my Naturopath to take the test known to be more effective at diagnosing Lyme. After 4 years of suffering 500 dollars saved my life.

So as a therapist I urge all people to not treat your doctors like Gods. They are human and sadly many have been ill trained. Some are AMAZING too. So this isn't a post to bash western medicine.

It's meant to raise your awareness. Don't settle for poor treatment.

Read the book Good Energy by Dr. Casey Means for more on this topic.

A clip from my longer interview with renowned OB-GYN and women’s health expert Dr. Mary Claire Haver, whose discourse around menopause has revolutionized how...

08/04/2025

07/21/2025

Want to decrease challenging behavior in children? Teach them how to think!

One caveat? You will never eliminate challenging behavior. It's part of learning, growing, and developing. So, level set your expectations for children please and keep learning about how to help them grow their minds and brains!

I'm happy to help with the learning part.

To start, check out my keynote about Mindful Learning and Critical Learning from a few years ago. Free!

Let me know your thoughts please!

07/20/2025

Exciting news! I'm creating an online course for working with children—and I want your voice in it. 💬

Parents, caregivers, and educators: What challenges or questions do you wish were covered in a course about children? Reminder: my area of focus is social, emotional, and relational development. So keep your suggestions in that realm with includes challenging behaviors and trauma!

Let me know what you want the course to cover in the comments or DM me! 💡

If you’ve ever attended one of my trainings—this is your personal invite to help shape what comes next. Your insight is gold. 💛

Send a message to learn more

06/29/2025

Ever feel like you've tried everything and nothing is getting better? Then you are left reeling when you are uncertain about next steps? Yeah, we all have.

In this podcast, I chat with Early Years TV founder Kathy Brodie about how uncertainty impacts us as humans. In particular, how it influences our parenting or teaching with children. Adults tend to react poorly to challenges when they feel uncertain about what "to do."

This is because the brain is meant "to know." It's very stressful to not know especially when it comes to our children.

In this short video, I explain the brain reasons for this and offer a framework I've developed for how to skillfully navigate the challenges that uncertainty brings. In addition, I caution against a few common ways adult typically react to children when challenges arise. Check it out: you might be actually working harder, not smarter with your kids.

Subscribe to Early Years TV for more great content like this: https://www.earlyyears.tv/

And visit my websites for more free resources: laurafishtherapy.com and consulting.laurafistherapy.com. The first has more therapy based information, the second is resources for parents and teachers for working with children.

06/18/2025

Every day clients tell me, "Oh, Laura I didn't have trauma in my childhood. I had a happy childhood."

That might be true. Or, it might be the person's lack of understanding about trauma and/or a way to protect their parents and themselves from looking at hard things.

Check out this video to figure out how you know if you have trauma that is impacting you in the here and now!

06/16/2025

Please share this post.
Healing from Trauma is possible. It starts with truly understanding what trauma is and if it is the source of your current struggles.

06/01/2025

The negativity bias. It's real. If it is over-active in you, it doesn't mean you are a negative person. It likely means you weren't safe emotionally or physically when you were a child.

Please share this video with someone who might be suffering with overly focusing on what is missing or what is wrong.

Change is possible. I can help.

05/30/2025

Trauma is not an event. It's your experience of the event and the effect it left on your nervous system over time.
Please share this video and subscribe to my channel for more!

05/24/2025

Please share this video with someone who might be caught in the Negativity Trap.

If you want more information, please find more on my website — https://laurafishtherapy.com/resources-page/
The Negativity Trap, Parts 1 and 2

Why do we focus on the bad more than the good?
Why does one negative comment weigh more than ten positive ones?

Your Brain Isn’t Broken — It’s Wired for Survival

It’s called the negativity bias — a survival instinct hardwired into every brain. But what once kept us safe can now lead to anxiety, chronic stress, and emotional exhaustion.

In this video, I break down:
• What the negativity bias is
• How it impacts our thoughts and relationships
• What you can do to balance it using tools like:
• The H.E.A.L. method (Rick Hanson)
• Self-compassion practices
• Thought reframing
• and more
Learn how to gently retrain your brain for greater peace, presence, and perspective.

Know someone who struggles with negativity spirals? Share this video with them — it might just shift their perspective.
Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow for more trauma-informed tools and mind-body wisdom.

05/03/2025

Conflict ≠ Failure — It’s an Invitation to Connect 🤝
Every relationship has ruptures. We call them arguments, meltdowns, conflicts — and yes, they sting. But they don’t mean something’s broken. In fact, they’re one of the most important opportunities we have to build trust, emotional safety, and connection.
Read about the 4 Steps to Repair Ruptures in Relationships here: https://laurafishtherapy.com/4-steps-to-repair-your.../
In this video, I walk you through: ✨ What a rupture sounds like and steps to repair ✨ The difference between saying “sorry” and making a true repair ✨ A real-life example of how to move from chaos to connection
You’ll also learn the 3 key steps to repair: 🛠 Acknowledge the other's experience
🛠 Take full responsibility (no excuses)
🛠 Take action to rebuild trust
👉 Want more? Visit my website for free resources or message me if you're ready to go deeper. Let’s change how we respond to conflict — one repair at a time.

05/02/2025

Want to raise emotionally intelligent kids? Start here — with you. 🧠💛
Teaching emotional intelligence isn’t just about helping kids name their feelings — it’s about how we show up first.
👉 I wrote a full article that walks through the 4 steps to build emotional intelligence — for both adults and children.
Read it now —
https://laurafishtherapy.com/develop-emotional.../
And if this resonates, please share it with someone raising or working with young kids.
Kids learn to regulate by feeling safe, and they feel safe when we’re attuned, calm, and present. Emotional intelligence begins with our own self-awareness — not just what we say, but how we are in the moment.
✨ In this post, I share how:
Emotional intelligence has two parts: literacy + regulation
Safety is the foundation for both
The first step is intrapersonal attunement — checking in with ourselves before responding to a child
Co-regulation comes before self-regulation
When we respond with attunement instead of reaction, we help children build the skills they’ll use for life.