by Beth Pearson, Ph.D. | Mar 9, 2023 | Ann Arbor
Through-out last week, as I met with parents for therapy sessions, I heard a common theme. The recent ice storms- and subsequent power outages and school closures- had many parents experiencing flashbacks to early pandemic shut-down days. Many parents described being...
by Beth Pearson, Ph.D. | Oct 4, 2022 | Ann Arbor
This time of year is so crazy. I can hardly catch my breath as I jump between school drop-offs, work, school pick-ups, multiple extracurricular after-school activities in different parts of town, extra doctors appointments, the upcoming Fall birthdays of both my kids,...
by Beth Pearson, Ph.D. | Jan 24, 2022 | Ann Arbor
Lately, I’ve been applying a Marie Kondo approach to surviving pandemic life. Not in the sense of minimizing and tidying- but utilizing her essential question- “Does this spark joy?” Whereas Kondo recommends asking this question about whether or not to keep or discard...
by Beth Pearson, Ph.D. | Dec 9, 2021 | Ann Arbor
Ever since my family started their negotiations of what Thanksgiving would look like in this year of ongoing-pandemic-times, I’ve been thinking about the importance- and difficulty- of flexibility. With differing vaccine-statuses due to age- and differing levels of...
by Beth Pearson, Ph.D. | Dec 2, 2021 | Ann Arbor
Tonight, as Ann Arbor Public Schools and other schools across the state have announced they will be closed due to threats of violence, I want to share some thoughts with the parents in our community. We should not have to talk to our children about gun violence....
by Beth Pearson, Ph.D. | Apr 2, 2020 | Ann Arbor
To All My Fellow Parents:I hope this week finds you healthy and safe. I imagine it has also found you filled with frustration, anxiety, fear, sadness, concern, stress and hopefully- joy and pleasure, too- at times. My week has certainly been an emotional rollercoaster...
by Beth Pearson, Ph.D. | Sep 22, 2015 | Ann Arbor, Children, Emotions
My family has gone through a lot of changes this summer. A lot. While many of us don’t like change (it’s hard, uncomfortable, unpredictable) at least as adults we are somewhat prepared for them. We know that the unsettling feeling is temporary. Adjusting...
by Clare Cecil-Karb | Aug 10, 2015 | Communication
I’ve been thinking and talking and reading and listening a lot about “trigger questions” lately. I think of trigger questions as questions that probably seem innocuous to the asker but that trigger some feeling in us that makes us feel hurt or offended or defensive....
by Clare Cecil-Karb | Aug 10, 2015 | Children
The words echo in my ears. “Mommy… will you play with me?” Panic sets in. It occurs to me that I should really start prepping dinner. I remember a phone call I have to make. I notice that there are dust bunnies the size of actual bunnies littering my entire floor. And...
