Suicide Prevention and Pain Awareness Month
September is suicide prevention and pain awareness month. Both are very much related. Patients with chronic pain are vulnerable to...
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Christina H. Chororos
Teach Children to Manage Their Inner World
I genuinely believe that we have stacked the odds against our youth. Bold statement, I know. Whether it's stressors from a "post-COVID"...
Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
Accepting Your Child Just the Way They Are
June is typically a happy month for most of us—a time of year where all sorts of celebratory milestones are enjoyed. Our kids are out for...
Christina H. Chororos
How To Change When It Feels Impossible
As a mental health and pain management coach, I spend a lot of time talking to my clients about managing chronic pain, chronic illness,...
Christina H. Chororos, Kairos Chronic Pain Coaching
More Teens are Struggling with Eating Disorders…Thanks to the Pandemic and Social Media
Now that we’ve passed the second anniversary of the pandemic, most of us have COVID fatigue—meaning, we are exhausted from hearing about...
Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
QUITTING CAN BE WINNING
I will begin by quoting an Instagram post by Justin Bieber that was directed towards Simone Biles last year. “Nobody will ever understand...
Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
Parenting a Teen with Panic Disorder
The life of a teenager is filled with challenges and pressures – which can be complicated even more if they have panic disorder. And as a...
Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Parent to COVID
The pandemic has taken a toll on a scale that none of us has experienced in our lifetimes. Individuals and families have had to deal with...
Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
One Year After the Pandemic: Are We Experiencing Coronaphobia?
How are we doing one year after the pandemic? How have we weathered this stressful journey? In an effort to comfort and relate to one...
Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
SPRING 2021 WILL BE HERE IN 32 DAYS
Spring is coming … in 32 days! What a year it has been! We have been cooped up during winter Covid-19 and now the added stress of the...
Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
HELPING OUR CHILDREN FEEL SAFE IN STRESSFUL TIMES
Stress is a common part of everyone’s life including our children. Children worry about exams and being accepted by friends, and since...
maria5397
Dealing with Grief During the Holidays
The holidays can be a difficult time. Grief is a normal and natural reaction to the death of a loved one. Most of us are not prepared for...
maria5397
Fear of Death in Children
SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) has been an absolute nightmare for all of us. This pandemic has derailed our work life, home...
maria5397
The Pandemic College Experience
Whether your kid is a freshman entering college for the first time or returning back to college, there are so many emotions we experience...