Discovery Counseling of Orlando, Inc.

06/14/2016

A helpful resource for talking with your kids about the events of this weekend. Big takeaways: let them hear the truth from you, and ask them what they think.

Many blessings as we engage in these hard conversations.

Donna Schuurman, Ed.D, F.T. Senior Director of Advocacy & Training Executive Director Emeritus The Dougy Center for Grieving Children

06/13/2016

We are grieving with our city in the aftermath of yesterday's attack. Here's a helpful resource for navigating the initial days after such a tragedy and determining if you or a loved one needs additional help.

You may be struggling to understand how a mass shooting could take place in a community, even a workplace or military base, and why such a terrible thing would happen.

03/15/2016

Kids' lives are sometimes full of "too much stuff, too many choices, too much information and too much speed."

Here's an interesting perspective on the value of simplicity.

When I read Kim John Payne's book, Simplicity Parenting one message leapt off the page. Normal personality quirks combined with the stress of "too much" can propel children into the realm of disorder. A child who is systematic may be pushed into obsessive behaviours. A dreamy child may lose the abil…

01/22/2016

Parenting is hard work! How do you navigate the tension of teaching kindness to others and kindness to self?

What we said was “be nice.” What she heard was “you don’t matter.”

01/05/2016

Well, you learn something new everyday. What has your experience been with the decluttering trend?

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/09/ocd-obsessive-compulsive-decluttering-hoarding/401591/?utm_source=SFFB

11/19/2015

Just a quick reminder as the holiday season ramps up - don't let busy kill your joy. ;)

11/09/2015

Sometimes there just aren't words for all our feelings...so we make them up! Which word is your favorite?

Graphic designer John Koenig has sought for years to fill holes in language that describe the emotions that we all feel, but fail to communicate.

10/29/2015

Quick 5 minute video about the connection between stress and your body. With silly animation and funny throwback video game sounds. =) Happy Thursday!

Our hard-wired stress response is designed to give us the quick burst of heightened alertness and energy needed to perform our best. But stress isn’t all good. When activated too long or too often, stress can damage virtually every part of our body. Sharon Horesh Bergquist gives us a look at what go…

10/21/2015

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