Let’s Talk About Dreams! Part Two

by Sanctuary | Jul 19, 2016 | Parenting, Wellness & Mindfulness

In my last post on Let’s Talk About Dreams! Part One, we talked about the relationship between dreams and REM sleep. This time I’d like to introduce you to another type of sleep.  Yes, there are multiple types – in fact, it’s better to take a look at...

Let’s Talk About Dreams! Part One

by Sanctuary | Jun 29, 2016 | Parenting, Wellness & Mindfulness

If there’s one shared experience worth talking about, there’s no better example than dreams. They inspire us creatively, they follow us as we age, they warn us when something is wrong. They inspire our creative language and are, arguably, our first introspective...

Brain Structure and the Developing Mind: Part II

by Sanctuary | Mar 24, 2016 | Depression & Anxiety, Parenting

Last time I talked about how emotion and reasoning skills differ on a developmental level between adolescents and adults. I’d like to revisit that because something recently changed in the legal landscape that takes those concepts into account. I’m talking about this...

Brain Structure and the Developing Mind: Part I

by Sanctuary | Mar 1, 2016 | Depression & Anxiety, Parenting

I like brains. Not on a zombie level but on a spiritual level. The brain is an organ that essentially supports a person, and those supports take time to develop and become secure. I’d like to talk about what that process means for people, because our culture has a...