by Tammie Makely | Dec 21, 2024 | Couples, Family Therapy, Relationships
Stress and conflict with our partners can feel ten times larger this time of year. Maybe you don’t like how much money your partner devotes to buying your family presents; maybe we don’t like your Uncle Ted who always wants to give us a kiss each time he sees us;...
by Tammie Makely | Nov 27, 2024 | Depression, Relationships, Trauma, Wellness
The month of November is filled with the season changing, the leaves turning, even the darkness coming sooner than before, and holidays beginning. It’s colder outside; we are wearing warmer clothes; and we are often around family for more reasons this time of year....
by Tammie Makely | Oct 17, 2024 | Blog, Depression, Family Therapy, Grief & Loss, Parenting, Relationships, Trauma, Wellness
The term “Victim Mentality” is all over social media right now and before I get way in too deep, please let me take a moment to be clear that there is a huge difference between being a victim and having a Victim Mentality. While TikTok, Insta, Facebook, and even...
by Tammie Makely | Sep 23, 2024 | Depression, Family Therapy, Grief & Loss, Parenting, Teen, Trauma
In my 14 years of working as a clinician (Wow! I’m really aging myself!), I have worked with many children and the truth is that I have children myself, but one of the things I have learned is that some topics are more difficult to talk about with our children than...
by Tammie Makely | Jul 26, 2024 | Depression, Family Therapy, Grief & Loss, Trauma
I am reminded of my favorite nursery tale of Winnie the Pooh, which was written by A.A. Milne in 1926. While there have been many adaptations of this story over the years, such as by Disney in 1966 or even more recently by Disney in 2007, Disney updated the look of...
