By Kayla McGowan, MA, and Tara Cousineau, PhD We reap the benefits of gratitude most when we practice it regularly throughout the year, rather than save our graces for those seasonal holidays or days of remembrance. telltale holiday season. Gratitude is a practice of appreciating. It is good for us and those around us: There […]
Mindfulness for Resilience in Illness: What Is Childhood Chronic Pain?
Welcome to the Mindfulness for Resilience in Illness: Support for Parents series. In this series of four articles, we summarize some of the psychoeducational and stress management skills that can help build resilience when parenting a child with a chronic condition. This article explains the basics and how expert pediatric pain doctors approach chronic pain management. […]
Mindfulness for Resilience in Illness: Managing Parent Stress When Caring for a Child With Chronic Pain
Welcome to the Mindfulness for Resilience in Illness: Support for Parents series. This is part two of a series of four articles on parenting a child with a pain condition. This installment discusses how to manage stress when caring for your child. Read part one | Mindfulness for Resilience in Illness: What Is Childhood Chronic […]
Mindfulness for Resilience in Illness: Parenting With Mindfulness and Self-Kindness
Welcome to the Mindfulness for Resilience in Illness: Support for Parents series. This is part four of a series on parenting a child with a pain condition. This installment discusses ways to stay calm, caring and centered, which can make all the difference when caring for a child with chronic pain. Read part one | […]
Mindfulness for Resilience in Illness: Getting Grounded
Welcome to the Mindfulness for Resilience in Illness series. This is part one of a series of four articles offering basic ways to cope with treatment for serious illness. We created this program for teens and young adults with cancer in collaboration with the folks at Whil who have awesome meditations for young people and the […]
Dealing with Difficult Emotions
Welcome to the Mindfulness for Resilience in Illness series. This is part two of a series of four articles offering basic ways to cope with treatment for serious illness. This installment discusses how to manage difficult emotions. Read part one | Mindfulness for Resilience in Illness: Getting Grounded — We all experience strong emotions—both good and […]
Managing Upsetting Thoughts
Welcome to the Mindfulness for Resilience in Illness series. This is part three of a series of four articles offering basic ways to cope with treatment for serious illness. This installment discusses how to manage difficult thoughts. Read part one | Mindfulness for Resilience in Illness: Getting Grounded Read part two | Dealing with Difficult Emotions […]
Practicing Self-Kindness
Welcome to the Mindfulness for Resilience in Illness series. This is the final part of a series offering basic ways to cope with treatment for serious illness. This installment discusses how to practice mindful self-compassion, or self-kindness. Read part one | Mindfulness for Resilience in Illness: Getting Grounded Read part two | Dealing with Difficult Emotions […]
How Self-Compassion Can Help Parents and Teens
Summers can be stressful for families. If you have young children and work full- or part-time, you’re probably scrambling to get them into day camps or looking for help from friends or other family members. And if you’re home all summer with your children, you more than likely will be chauffeuring them to and from […]
Stop and Smell the Roses: Mindfulness Tips
When was the last time you stopped and smelled the roses? Saw them bask in the sun? Touched their velvety petals? Listened to them ripple in the wind? Taste doesn’t really apply here, but you get the idea. While we New Englanders recover from another round of snow and remain somewhat cooped up, we could use […]
