Charlotte McKernan
What you need to know as a parent to a teen
As a parent of a teen, it's common to feel discomfort as your child becomes more independent and begins separating their identity from...
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Charlotte McKernan
Jan 3, 20213 min
Why it's important to feel your feelings
Every now and then, I just need a good cry. I’m not going to lie to you. I’ve been having a hard time lately. COVID has meant that my...
Charlotte McKernan
Apr 16, 20202 min
The price of diet culture
Have you ever refrained from an activity because you're unhappy with your body size? Maybe you skipped celebrating a friend's birthday to...
Charlotte McKernan
Mar 19, 20203 min
What is anxiety and what can I do about it?
Feelings of anxiety or panic can be very disorienting, and it's something everybody to some degree experiences. It's a physiological...
Charlotte McKernan
Feb 19, 20201 min
Why your dislike for yourself affects your relationships with others
I do not believe that we need to love ourselves before others do. Babies learn to love themselves because they are loved by others, and...
Charlotte McKernan
Jan 25, 20202 min
How to challenge your irrational anxiety
Sometimes, anxiety just chatters away in our head, moving from one worse case scenario to another. Do you ever notice how when that...
Charlotte McKernan
Dec 3, 20191 min
Legitimate advice from pop culture
Every now and then, a song, a TV show, or a movie gets it right. Here is my collection of absolutely fabulous wisdom from popular media:...
Charlotte McKernan
Nov 19, 20194 min
7 steps to fighting constructively with your partner
A couple I saw recently described their arguments as loud, disrespectful, and repetitive. They felt that fighting was a good thing ("Not...
Charlotte McKernan
Mar 14, 201910 min
What Dieting Does to Your Body
Lately, I have been diving into the detrimental effects of diet culture. Diet culture tells us that there is an ideal body shape and/or...
Charlotte McKernan
Feb 9, 20192 min
Intro to Self-Compassion
Self-compassion entails being warm and understanding toward ourselves when we suffer, fail, or feel inadequate, rather than ignoring our...
Charlotte McKernan
Dec 15, 20182 min
Your Trauma Does Not Define You
When we fail to deal with our trauma, whether by taking on blame, disassociating, trying to bury our memories, or repeatedly reliving the...
Charlotte McKernan
Nov 19, 20182 min
You Don’t Have To Believe Everything You Think: All-or-Nothing Thinking
Cognitive distortions are irrational thought patterns that can influence our emotions in negative ways. Although we all experience...
Charlotte McKernan
Oct 19, 20181 min
Cognitive Distortions: You Don’t Have To Believe Everything You Think
Our brains are hardwired to act and think quickly so that we can respond in a timely manner to threats or danger, potential mates, and...
Charlotte McKernan
Sep 20, 20183 min
How to get out of the comparison trap
“I’m not ______ enough.” Rich, skinny, nice, cool, smart, put together, the list goes on and on. So many of us fall into this “not...
Charlotte McKernan
Aug 25, 20183 min
13 simple ways to deepen your connection with your partner
With work, school, kids, parents, mortgages, in-laws, family, friends, and all the other things we have to juggle in our daily lives, our...
Charlotte McKernan
Jul 12, 20184 min
8 tips for talking about sex with your partner
Talking about sex can be hard, really hard (get your mind out of the gutter)! Not only is sex something incredibly vulnerable, personal,...
Charlotte McKernan
Jun 22, 20182 min
Seeking therapy is not a sign of failure
I've noticed a theme with my new clients recently: shame around seeking therapy. By the time many people and couples sit down with me,...
Charlotte McKernan
May 15, 20184 min
7 conversations to have before getting married or moving in together
Getting married or making another major life change with our partner is extremely exciting, but can also cause moments of doubt, stress,...
Charlotte McKernan
Apr 5, 20183 min
Why dating apps are making our love lives more difficult (and what to do about it)
Dating apps and websites have given us the ability to peruse the available singles in any given location with just a few taps and clicks....
Charlotte McKernan
Mar 25, 20182 min
5 reasons to go to couples therapy
When most people think about couples therapy, they think of couples on the brink of divorce or fighting against enormous problems in...
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