This has been the summer of re-engagement, reconnection, and taking stock. For our family, this has meant getting out on road trips, negotiating complicated schedules so we can spend time with the friends and family we’ve missed, and contemplating house … [Read more...] about Am I Living the Life I Actually Want Right Now?
What Does Self-Care As a Mother Really Mean?
Here at Ardern Psychology, we’re super excited to have created our first pregnancy support video! It’s full of tons of useful information, tips, skills, and resources that all expectant moms need as they embark on this life-changing journey. The best part? It … [Read more...] about What Does Self-Care As a Mother Really Mean?
What is Peripartum Support for New Mothers?
We at Ardern Psychology are passionate about supporting parents - especially moms - in this high-stress and high reward experience of helping tiny humans to grow. Over the next month or so, you’ll see some more posts dedicated to this topic, as well as some … [Read more...] about What is Peripartum Support for New Mothers?
How To Deal With the Pushback That Comes From Personal Growth
In my blogs and other writings/postings, I often talk about starting the process of growth and change - because it's tough! It's tough to confront something in yourself, tough to sit with it, and undoubtedly tough to either try to make changes yourself or … [Read more...] about How To Deal With the Pushback That Comes From Personal Growth
A Different Kind of Baby
I am a parent to two young girls, though these lovely little humans are not the only thing I’ve created, grown, and nurtured. I am also a small business owner, and my practice, Ardern Psychology, is 3 1/2 years old. While I have worked for small businesses in … [Read more...] about A Different Kind of Baby
Setting a New Tone
By this time in January each year, many of my clients share with me that they’re already losing sight of their new year’s resolutions. Of course, there’s a lot of negative self-judgment that goes along with that, much of it unwarranted. I’m all for symbols and … [Read more...] about Setting a New Tone
Burning all the Candles
In a non-pandemic, non-election year, the first few weeks of December often feel frantic - with the stress of work, school, family, finances, and the holidays culminating in an often desperate end-of-year burnout. The unique challenges of 2020 mean that this … [Read more...] about Burning all the Candles
The 4 C’s to Combat Fear and Anxiety
It’s in the air… .and I’m not just talking about a change of seasons. Or smoke (where I live, in Colorado, and other places, of course). I’m talking about anxiety. It’s this invisible force surrounding and infiltrating so many of us right now in … [Read more...] about The 4 C’s to Combat Fear and Anxiety