by Cathy Tompkins, MA | Jun 16, 2022 | Thoughts for Families
This idea has many shapes: Choice Overload, Post Event Collapse Syndrome, Analysis Paralysis, and Information Overload but they all have this in common: more of something than one can effectively handle. I just got back from an Alaskan cruise. Never wanted to go on a...
by Cathy Tompkins, MA | May 16, 2022 | Thoughts for Families
Transitions are part of life. There is this very cool concept called the Liminal Space. It is that period between the end of one experience and the beginning of the next one. Think being single then married, married then widowed/divorced, employed then...
by Cathy Tompkins, MA | Apr 14, 2022 | Thoughts for Families
If Dissociation is a disconnection between surroundings, one’s thoughts, memories, or actions then it is familiar to all of us. I remember seeing Jaws (Spielberg) for the first time. At the end of it, my date was unable to stand up for a while. He had been so wrapped...
by Cathy Tompkins, MA | Mar 17, 2022 | Thoughts for Families
Foster parents have a unique role in a foster child’s life. It is, by definition, a time limited relationship. Can love happen when the end is inevitable? Does the transient nature of a relationship imply anything about the quality of the commitment involved? I’d like...
by Cathy Tompkins, MA | Feb 14, 2022 | Thoughts for Families
I’m no expert in the field of neurology but I wrote my Master’s Thesis on Adolescence and spent many years of my career working with them and their parents as a therapist. There is an opportunity during this time to make a huge difference in the life of a young person...
by Cathy Tompkins, MA | Jan 12, 2022 | Thoughts for Families
One’s mental health is a fluid element of life. It includes our emotional well-being, our social relationships and our inner life, our sense of self. We come into the world with a brain more or less ready for the world then our experiences, both prenatal and upon...
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