Lynn Leinhos, MS, LLPC

05/24/2022

May is Mental Health Awareness month....let's promote positive mental health by promoting kindness...toward yourself and others.

Join Lynn as she reads, "A Little Spot Learns Kind Words" written and illustrated by Diane Alber.This book can be purchased at the following link: www.dianea...

05/11/2022

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Here is a link to a children's book talking about grief. The book is called "The Sad Dragon" and is part of the dragon series by Steve Herman. In this video, kids can sit down and listen to the story being read to them while being to look at the pages of the book in front of them. If you know a children who has experienced a loss, this is a cute story that addresses grief.

Join Lynn as she reads, "The Sad Dragon" by Steve Herman.This book can be purchased at the following link: https://www.mydragonbooks.com/collections/books

11/29/2020

Books are amazing tools that help us reach children in amazing ways by creating worlds they can relate to. Here is a story about helping children regulate their emotions, especially anger by Aleks Harrison read by me. Here's the link, check it out!

Join Lynn as she reads "I Feel Angry" written by Aleks Harrison and illustrated by Ferlina Gunawan. "I Feel Angry" can be purchased here: https://www.amazon....

11/29/2020

Looking for a way to help normalize virtual learning? Try using a book to help explain! Here is a youtube video of me reading the book "A Little Spot Learns Online" by Diane Alber.

Join Lynn as she reads "A Little Spot Learns Online" by Diane Alber."A Little Spot Learns Online" can be purchased here:https://www.amazon.com/Little-SPOT-Le...

03/12/2020

Don't panic.

You see, your body responds to anxiety the same way every time. I do not mean in the way that you are thinking as not everyone's symptoms of anxiety are the same. However, the internal process our body goes through is the same. You see your body responds to any type of anxiety whether it be an actual life or death situation or anxiety about a test the exact same way. Our body cannot differentiate between the possible death and anxiety and non-life threatening anxiety. So let me give you the run down... First off your body is preparing to enter the three stages of Fight, flight, or freeze. In order for you to respond one of these three ways, your body begins to pump adrenaline throughout your body so that you can outrun or fight off the life threatening danger. In order for the adrenaline to reach the areas that are needed most in a possible life threatening situation, blood flow is slowed down to non essential organs. Blood flow slows down to your reproductive organs because ovulation is not an essential part of surviving a life threatening scenario. Blood flow also slows down to the digestive system. Blood flow also is then slowed down to our immune system. So anxiety slows down our immune system even if it is not a life threatening situation. The logic and reasoning part of the brain shuts down so that we can just respond without thinking about the potential danger, which can be problematic in situations that are not life threatening and reasoning and logic can be beneficial.

So as our world is facing the spread of a new virus and are unsure how to handle it, please know that the most important thing we need to survive this is our immune system. Constant anxiety is consistently slowing down your immune system which makes us more susceptible to illnesses. So, calm down and be smart. Know the symptoms. Follow the hygiene recommendations. If you are sick stay home. If you are concerned, limit your presence in public spaces. But panicking and anxiety is only going to make it worse.

10/22/2019

Story Time reading "One Big Heart" by Lindsey Davis with Beverly Davis.

Story Time with Lynn reading "One Big Happy Heart" by Lindsey Davis and Beverly Davis.

10/01/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LliQx50A7ys

Check out Story Time with Yours Truly reading Tear Soup. Tear Soup is a great book explaining grief.

Story Time with Lynn reading "Tear Soup" written by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck Deklyen.

09/24/2019

Here is a story about dealing with Frustration for young children, read by Lynn Leinhos, MS LPC

01/31/2019

Kristine Csuti, I need to do this to my mom but with a bellies underneath....still haven't found one yet

06/29/2017

The A to Z of children.

06/06/2017

First published in Times of Israel Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a serious condition that can affect individuals after being directly or indirectly exposed to a traumatic, life-threatening event. The symptoms of PTSD are intrusive. They include flashbacks and nightmares and difficultie...