We have all met that one kid that we think to ourselves, “Wow, that kid is going to grow up to be an a**hole.” And personally I don’t want that to be my kid. So based on the characteristics of an entitled self absorbed adult…
Author: Jessie Shepherd, LCMHC/LPC
Jessie Shepherd is a Mental Health Counselor and owner of Blue Clover Therapy in Utah and Texas. She has a Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of Utah. Her focus is treating trauma, eating disorders and adjustment issues in adults, adolescents, children and their families. Jessie is the author of the “What Mental Disorder?” book series and has been featured in print and television throughout the region with regular appearances on Fox’s The Place and Park City Television. On a personal note she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children recreating outdoors. She is also a coach for the Cedar Valley Mountain Bike Team. Jessie believes in individual and family involvement to better the lives of everyone in our community.
Death by sugar (I’m not kidding)
Let’s take a moment to acknowledge that Halloween is on a Tuesday this year and our kids’ sweet hearted teachers will have to deal with them the day after a sugar high-crash-high-crash/no sleep cycle. *deep breath & we’re back.* Most parents that I have spoken…
Podcasts make your brain happy.
Fall is here and we are moving fast into winter. So for the Shepherd household that means ‘Fall Cleaning’, which no one is excited for. So I make it more manageable by listening to podcasts. Jackson Carter and I host a podcast called ‘Get Yourself…
FOX 13’s The Place: Nightmares
Click here or the image to watch the segment! When the Boogieman feels real: Tips to stop your kids nightmares Function of Dreams. –The highest prevalence of nightmares has been shown between the ages of 5 to 10 years old (Schredl, Fricke-Oerkermann, & Mitschke. 2009)….