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Making Halloween Fun for Every Every Neighbor in the Kentlands and Lakelands
Halloween in the Kentlands and Lakelands is one of the most joyful nights of the year. Families fill the sidewalks, kids proudly show off their costumes, and porches glow with pumpkins and laughter. For many, it’s pure fun. Yet for some, especially neurodiverse children, teens, and adults, the sights, sounds, and surprises can be overwhelming….
How Dr. Megan Burleson Helps People With ADHD Navigate College, Work, and Life More Successfully
Life as a teen, college student, or young professional can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re living with ADHD. Juggling assignments, jobs, friendships, and personal goals requires strong executive functioning skills—things like planning, organization, time management, and emotional regulation. When ADHD makes those skills harder to access, it can feel like you’re constantly climbing uphill while…
Helping Parents Navigate the Challenges of Raising Kids Today
Parenting has always come with challenges, but raising children in today’s world can feel overwhelming. Between the pressures of social media, the prevalence of substances like marijuana and alcohol, and the constant stream of conflicting parenting advice, it’s no wonder that so many parents feel anxious, uncertain, and even self-critical. In fact, if you asked…
Fall Is the Season to Put Yourself Back on the List
When the air turns crisp and the evenings come sooner, many of us naturally shift toward small comforts—hot cocoa, a cozy blanket, maybe a fire in the fireplace. These rituals matter. They help us slow down and savor the season. But sometimes, as nourishing as they feel, they aren’t enough to refill our cups. For…
How My Therapist Mom Helped Me Understand Mental Health
My friends think it’s amazing that my mom is a therapist. They assume she can fix everything with a quick conversation or a couple of probing questions. To our generation, mental health is extremely important. Everyone is looking for advice on how to feel better, get over a breakup faster, or navigate friendships when something…
Early Brain Damage in Contact Sports: What New Study Reveals About Risk to Young Athletes
In 2018, we wrote an advice column addressing a parent’s concerns about long-term brain damage that can result from contact sports. Now, with new research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Boston University, it’s time to revisit this critical topic. A new study published this month reveals that even young contact-sport athletes show…
Advice Column: Why are people so unfriendly lately?
Question: I have always been the type to wave and say “hi” when I pass people in the neighborhood. Lately, though, I’ve noticed more and more people stare ahead or even look annoyed when I greet them. It makes me wonder if friendliness is going out of style. Why is this happening, and how can…
Advice Column: Why are people so mean on the internet?
Question: I’ve always been a positive, happy-go-lucky, encouraging person, but online, it feels like no good deed goes unpunished. When I leave supportive or helpful comments in professional Facebook groups, I sometimes get criticized, or even mocked, for little things like a typo. Why are people so negative online, and how can I stop taking…
Why Limiting Smartphones and AI in Middle School Is Worth the Fight
As parents, we all know how quickly childhood changes, especially during the middle school years. Although learning to navigate a bigger school and multiple teachers grabs our attention, under the surface, quietly, the refinement of social skills, the development of identity, and the management of emotions take center stage for them. New research shows that…
How ACT Helps with Anxiety and Panic Attacks
At Kentlands Psychotherapy, we meet many people who struggle with anxiety and panic attacks. These experiences can feel overwhelming—your heart races, your breath shortens, you feel dizzy, or you might have numbness or tingling in your fingers and toes, you might feel nauseous, and your thoughts often spiral. It’s very common that the first time…
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