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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...
Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
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
The Second Noble Truth of Buddhism is The Noble Truth of the Causes of Suffering
Once we see the reality of suffering, we see the causes of suffering. The Buddha taught that the causes of suffering are our own actions...
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...
Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
Do You Know Your Love Language?
In his book, The 5 Love Languages, marriage counselor and author Gary Chapman argues that everyone communicates love in one of five ways....
Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC
Your Teen Is Likely Stressed About College—and How They Manage It. Is All in Their Heads?
I’m a Westfield, New Jersey kid. Well, I was a Westfield, New Jersey kid-- now I’m a 40’s something Westfield, New Jersey resident....
Christina H. Chororos
How to Survive Virtual Learning…Again
Due to the surge in Omicron COVID cases, several NJ schools have gone virtual…again. Meaning, for some of us, the New Year is off to a...
Christina H. Chororos
Teaching Our Kids How to Self-Soothe Is a Critical Life Skill We Don’t Teach Well—and We Need To
In January 2020, a docu-series aired on YouTube called “Justin Bieber: Seasons.” Bieber has been a favorite teen idol since his debut...
Christina H. Chororos, Kairos Chronic Pain Coaching
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