Internet Memes Are Destroying Family Dreams: How Our Online Habits Are Hurting Real Relationships
In a world where humor often travels faster than empathy, memes have become one of the most common ways people express frustration, identity, and belonging. They can be clever, relatable, and sometimes downright therapeutic. But there’s a growing shadow side many families and friend groups are facing: memes that target someone’s identity, culture, race, political…
Keep readingFrom Awareness To Action: Mental Health Begins With Us
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this year’s theme—“Turn Awareness Into Action”—challenges each of us to go beyond conversations and take real steps toward a mentally healthier world. At A New Tomorrow Therapy, we know that awareness is powerful, but action is transformative. We’ve made great progress in breaking down stigma and opening up…
Keep readingStaying Sane in the Chaos: A Five-Step Plan for Clarity and Action
Life can often feel overwhelming, especially in a world where information is constantly bombarding us from all directions. This feeling of paralysis in the face of chaos is not just a modern phenomenon but a well-documented psychological response to overwhelming stimuli (LeDoux, 2015). Law enforcement and military professionals are trained to leverage controlled chaos as…
Keep readingLove Your Children More Than You Hate Your Ex –
The Harmful Effects of Contentious Divorced Parents and the Benefits of Positive Co-Parenting Relationships Divorce is a challenging process for families, often resulting in significant emotional upheaval for both parents and children. While the dissolution of a marriage can provide relief from a toxic or unhealthy partnership, the way parents handle their relationship post-divorce profoundly…
Keep readingThe Prevalence of Misinformation on Social Media and TikTok About Mental Health
In recent years, social media has become a primary source of information and community support for many people seeking to understand and address their mental health. TikTok, in particular, has gained popularity as a platform where users can share personal experiences, advice, and educational content on mental health topics. However, this surge in content also…
Keep readingMonkey Bars
As a child on the playground, I always loved playing on the monkey bars. The feeling of swinging from one rung to the next with ease and agility was exhilarating. Recently, while talking with a client, I realized that life is like swinging across monkey bars – each rung representing a different milestone or goal…
Keep readingPositive Parenting
Before defining positive parenting, it’s important to consider that the term “parents” encompasses a variety of individuals who play a significant role in a child’s development. Beyond biological and adoptive parents, this can include foster parents, single parents, step-parents, older siblings, and other family members or non-relatives involved in a child’s life. Therefore, when we…
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Autoimmune Disease and Mental Health
Mental health: it’s a discussion that our modern world is slowly beginning to embrace. Although there are many factors that can impact a person’s emotional balance, the interplay between mental health and autoimmune disease is a topic that should not be dismissed. Mental health challenges are a common experience among people with autoimmune disease and…
Keep readingBehavior Plans
Behavior plans are a great first step toward changing problematic behaviors. Using positive rewards for desired behaviors, children will begin to recognize (subconsciously) they are receiving positive feedback and increase the desired behavior. Behavior plans need to be: • Simple • Specific • Sustainable • Steady • Special • Step by Step Steps toward developing…
Keep readingWhy?
Many clients come to therapy asking, “why is this happening” or “why am I like this.” The search often leads nowhere, or at least nowhere productive in the hunt to feel better. I think this question is an interesting one; but it doesn’t really affect change in a meaningful way. The why question is often…
Keep readingWhat If We Ask for What We Want?
For some reason, we have learned it is impolite, abrasive or selfish to ask for what we need. Instead, we hint and hope that the people in our lives will somehow magically know what it is that we want. Of course, as a kid making a Christmas list it is easy; “I want the Red…
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