by Jackie Caputo | Sep 30, 2021 | Relationships
Making Friends When You are Younger When you are younger, it seems like making friends is way more accessible. You are in school with so many different people from the time you are a toddler until your teenage years. If you decide to go to college, the social benefits...
by Jackie Caputo | Sep 13, 2021 | Trauma
When someone experiences trauma in their life, it affects the way they respond to dangerous situations. There are various types of trauma responses: Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn. Each response causes the triggered person to react differently to the imposed threat....
by Jackie Caputo | Aug 31, 2021 | Maternal Mental Health
If you are a new parent, you may often hear the phrase, “it takes a village to raise a child.” When I was a first-time, unshowered, and exhausted mom of twins, this phrase stuck out to me. As a new mother, it can be hard to relinquish control. You may feel...
by Jackie Caputo | Aug 4, 2021 | Ego, Narrative Therapy
When I was in my master’s program, I specialized in postmodern therapies. One of my favorite therapies under that umbrella was Narrative therapy, which has core concepts that are right in line with how I see life. Primarily (and I’m summarizing), Narrative therapy...
by Jackie Caputo | Dec 22, 2020 | Depression
Have you ever misplaced something? You search everywhere. For some reason, it’s not where it should be. You look, and you look. Then just when you’re about to give up hope, there it is- right where it should have been. Part of you wonders if someone was...
