By Rachel Rubenstein, LCSW --- Friends-finding, making, keeping and being one! A new school year gives opportunities for new friendships and maybe even a little stress about meeting new people. Whether you are intimidated or excited-we can always learn more about healthy friendships, how to choose them and how to ...
By Kizzy Kittrell Dogan --- If you are growing up in a household similar to the one I grew up in, chances are you have heard the statement “Be a Leader and Not a Follower” quite a bit. Ironically as annoying and misleading as that statement was for me growing ...
By Alison Stanton --- When you think about Girl Scouts, you might picture the yummy Thin Mints, Trefoils and other cookies that members of the organization sell every year. But did you know that Girl Scouts have been in Arizona for over a century? And that being part of this ...
By Alexa Bailey, MSW, LMSW --- Perfectionism (noun): a belief that being perfect is possible and anything short of it is unacceptable; unrealistically high personal standards for self and overly critical self-evaluations; the need to be or appear to be perfect. See also: imposter syndrome, impossible expectations, and heartache. Welcome ...
By Rachel Goodman, LAMFT --- Being transgender, in simple terms, means that the assigned sex at birth, does not match the persons gender identity. This is more often seen in childhood years, but it can also occur after puberty and later in life in some cases. Gender Dysphoria can develop ...