Tag: mentalhealth

Finding faith-based counselors with the knowledge and understanding necessary to support homeschooling families through their professional practices can present a challenge. We are working hard at The Homeschool Counseling Network to help bridge this gap. While our target audience is homeschooling families of all kinds, a large portion of...

July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. In today's HCN Vlog episode, we chat with author, homeschool mom, counselor, nonprofit founder, professional speaker, and advocate Natalie Mack, M.Ed. about the significance and importance of raising awareness for minority mental health....

Finding FREE and reduced-cost support resources can present a challenge. Here at The Homeschool Counseling Network, we are working hard to help bridge this gap. We aim to help ease the burden of seeking support services by doing some legwork for you. To help make counseling, educational, and mental health support...

In previous posts, we introduced you to the therapeutic practice of bibliotherapy, highlighted the benefits of bibliotherapy, and invited you to join HCN's Bibliotherapy Book Club. With every therapeutic technique, there are benefits. However, there are also drawbacks. Today, I am going to share a few with you....

What exactly is bibliotherapy and how do we use it? Bibliotherapy is another tool for our homeschooling, parenting, and wellness toolbox. If bibliophiles are lovers of books, I’ll bet you can guess what bibliotherapy is! You nailed it! Using books as a medium to help facilitate the healing process in therapy....

In this episode of The Homeschool Counseling Network Vlog, we interview Guest Vlogger Dr. Rhonda Johnson. Dr. Johnson explains the therapeutic techniques of E.ye M.ovement D.esensitization and R.eprocessing (EMDR) and Play Therapy and shares how these techniques can help families heal. ...

Beyond leisure or pleasure, reading can also help us learn and grow. It can even be therapeutic. As a clinician and a homeschooling mom, I believe in the power of bibliotherapy. Standing firmly in this belief, I created a new resource for The Homeschool Counseling Network, HCN's...

Setting boundaries is crucial for maintaining healthy relationships and personal well-being. Boundaries allow us to establish and communicate our limits and expectations, ensuring that our needs are met and respected. By setting boundaries, we protect ourselves from being taken advantage of, which ultimately helps us maintain a sense of self-worth and self-respect....

All behavior has a purpose.Learning how to engage your inner sleuth as a parent is beneficial in numerous ways. From improving both your and your child's communication skills to building your child's self-esteem to enhancing your bond with your child, taking the time to tease out the thoughts and...

In our last post, we introduced you to the mindfulness practice of cloud-watching. Today, we are going to talk about the healing power of movement....