by Kala | Jan 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
When you think about mental wellness for parents, self-compassion might not be the first thing that comes to mind. After all, there is so much stress that comes with parenting, it may seem useless to focus on something like being kind to yourself. Nonetheless, there...
by Kala | Jan 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Welcome to 2025 – A new year, and often the time when people consider what changes they would like to make to improve their lives. We have just survived the holiday season, and let’s be honest – we are exhausted. If you are a parent, then you have just navigated...
by Kala | Nov 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
As we come to the end of November, I will wrap up my series on mental wellness for dads by highlighting the importance of your mental health. You may have heard the age-old saying “Happy wife, happy life,” but I think the more important saying is “Happy spouse, happy...
by Kala | Nov 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Parenting is stressful, and so is balancing work, parenting, and partnership. For many dads, the default way to unwind is to drink. Excessive alcohol consumption creates stress and tension in many families, and many dads are looking for strategies to successfully...
by Kala | Nov 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Dads, how often have you spent the entire day or night beating yourself up for a mistake you made? Perhaps you yelled at your kid(s) after promising yourself that you would remain calm. Or you forgot your child’s mittens, and the daycare staff scolded you for not...
by Kala | Nov 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
In my last post, I wrote about how executive functioning is impacted by ADHD, and how that impacts ADHD dads. Today I am going to share skills and strategies that greatly help ADHD dads manage in a neurotypical world. Some of the issues that ADHD dads experience are...
