Tricia J. Mlnarik, LMFT

02/01/2017

Mindfully breathing to relax my mind tonight. So many thoughts are circling my head and it helps me to view them like rain clouds...they will pass in their own time and I don't need to get wrapped up in them. A little humor helps, too!

08/10/2016

Good advice for parents of Tweens and Teens as we learn more about how brain development effects behavior:

Recent studies of adolescents reveal what teenagers need most from their parents during four phases of teens’ intellectual, emotional and social development.

04/22/2016

I can remember many great moments of Mindfulness in my childhood, growing up in rural Nebraska. Here are a few ideas for bringing this quality of relaxed, curious, and non-judgmental attention to any young child's life.

If you build a game around it, kids will be drawn to mindfulness.

03/16/2016

It's not surprising, but great to have science boasting the benefits of the great outdoors!

We are spending more time indoors and online. But recent studies suggest that nature can help our brains and bodies to stay healthy.

10/27/2015

Some shots from The Gottman Summit 2015

10/27/2015

from my Blog--post #2!

I recently returned from an amazing weekend with The Gottman Summit in Seattle, Washington. There were so many great take-aways about emotion and relationships and I wanted to share a few: Emotion research by Dr. Robert Levenson from UC Berkeley finds that when we suppress our emotional expression,…

07/29/2015

In a new study, Finnish researchers have published visualizations describing how human emotions affect the body.

07/22/2015

More great news about the benefits of Mindfulness Meditation!

By charting new pathways in the brain, mindfulness can change the banter inside our heads from chaotic to calm.

07/04/2015

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06/30/2015

While we can’t control when we feel anger or fear—or how strongly—we can gain some control over what we do while in their grip.

06/24/2015

Finally, a glossary of all the different names for those important non-academic skills that kids need to learn.