by Kristi Pikiewicz | Sep 8, 2021 | Mental Health
Why does it feel like searching for mental health care is bad for your mental health? The reason is that it can be confusing, demoralizing and downright stressful to navigate all the dead ends on the way to eventually finding care. This is especially true if you...
by Kristi Pikiewicz | Sep 1, 2021 | Mental Health, Social-Emotional Learning
No, we won’t be bending spoons with our minds today. But our mind certainly has the power to bend the physical sensations of our body. Part of this is because our bodies are constantly composed of a mix of feelings, both good and bad, and by focusing our...
by Kristi Pikiewicz | Aug 4, 2021 | Education/Parenting, Mental Health
We’re 15 minutes late for the doctor’s appointment and the car key has made a dent on my hand from squeezing. But my 2 year old daughter, Kestrel keeps yelling “all by me self!!!!!!!” anytime I try to help her tie her shoes. When we finally arrive: “I’m sorry, your...
by Kristi Pikiewicz | May 12, 2021 | Education/Parenting
I work as a psychologist in a small K-8 school with a mission for gifted education. And the last few weeks of every school year feel like trying to surf the tunnel of a wave that could come crashing down any moment. The teachers feel it, too — our art teacher...
by Kristi Pikiewicz | Mar 24, 2021 | Education/Parenting, Mental Health
I am struggling to find words. There are no words. I’m writing this the morning after the mass shooting at a King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado… my neighborhood grocery store. As a school psychologist, I’ve been through this before — helping...
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