Puberty and Mental Health

  When kids start to hit puberty, many aspects of their life begin to change, sometimes without much warning. Puberty begins anywhere between 8-13 years old with girls being on the younger end of the spectrum. Adults understand the physical changes that occur...

The Three P’s of Depression

  Here at CPCC, we see many people who fall into the trap of depressive thinking.  Sure, not everyone struggles from a verifiable, clinically diagnosable depression, but many people fall into that downward spiral when thinking about their lives. ...

How Your Eating Disorder May Actually Be Trying to Help

  It’s natural to feel like you are at war with your eating disorder. The constant thoughts about food, the impulses to binge, purge, or restrict, the internal agony of resisting the urge to over-exercise – these are all mental battles so intense they...

Sleep and Why We All Need It

  Sleep is so routine; it breaks up our day and allows us to recharge before the next one. However, even though this is an activity that all human beings need to survive, we somehow fall short as a society at getting enough sleep. Think about your daily...

Emotion Regulation for “Spirited Adults”

  The classic book “Raising Your Spirited Child” was written twenty-seven years ago by Mary Sheedy Kurchinka, to provide hope and guidance to parents of children who are more intense, persistent, sensitive, perceptive and energetic than the...