TGIF | Embracing Uncertainty: Navigating Life with Mindfulness and Hope

In this week’s TGIF, Kerry validates the Spring shifts in the air and the unexpected feelings and sense of urgency many are experiencing. She shares insight, validations, reminders and resources for navigating uncertainty and anxiety.

TGIF, Mindfulness, AnxietyKerry BiskelonisApril 19, 2024uncertainty, coping, coping mechanism, control, resilience, anxiety

TGIF: How to Handle Back-to-School Anxiety

In this week’s TGIF, Kerry shares TOOLS, GRATITUDE, INNOVATION and FEELS as she answers a reader’s question about supporting their child with back-to-school anxiety.

TGIF, Parenting, Anxiety, Adolescents, Coping SkillsKerry BiskelonisSeptember 8, 2023anxiety, back to school, resilience, advice, motivated, focus, big feelings, temper tantrum, struggling, tools, parent, parenting, connection, movement, breathing

How to Build Resilience Through a Holistic Mental Health Lens

In this week’s TGIF, Kerry shares TOOLS, GRATITUDE, INNOVATION and FEELS as she reflects on her family’s latest cultivation of resilience, based on a holistic approach of: less technology, more self and co-regulation, connection, boundaries and living into values.

TGIF, Parents, Mindfulness, Adolescents, MeditationKerry BiskelonisMarch 31, 2023Reset Brain and Bodyresilience, self-care, boundaries, technology, connection, meditation, co-regulation, regulation, health, holistic health, values

How Trauma Reveals Our Truth

In this week’s TGIF, Kerry shared TOOLS, GRATITUDE, INNOVATION and FEELS on the insight, messages, truth and healing that we can learn from our traumas. She shares resources that we can use in this exploration such as the importance of a safe, unbiased space, as well as the Enneagram and mindfulness.

Trauma, TGIF, Counseling 101, Relationships, MindfulnessKerry BiskelonisOctober 21, 2022Reset Brain and Bodytrauma, resilience, truth, compassion, toxic, connection, safety, safe space, enneagram, personality, presence, mindfulness, love

The Important Purpose of Anger

In this week’s TGIF, Kerry shares TOOLS, GRATITUDE, INNOVATION and FEELS on how we can, and need, to use anger or rage as fuel, instead of allowing fear to hold us back.

TGIF, Anxiety, ParentingKerry BiskelonisMay 6, 2022Reset Brain and Bodysocial justice, anger, fear, rage, resilience, fight, privilege, courage

What Are We Doing Wrong?

In this week’s TGIF, Kerry share TOOLS, GRATITUDE, INNOVATION and FEELS in regards to why it feels like everyone is struggling right now. Both children and adults are struck with more fear than ever before. Explore Kerry’s thoughts and the resources she shares.

Anxiety, Adolescents, COVID-19, Parents, Stress, TGIFKerry BiskelonisApril 22, 2022Reset Brain and Bodyparenting, anxiety, covid-19, children, fear, anxious, discomfort, resilience, mental health

How to Handle a Long Winter

Midwest winters are looong… If you’ve hit that “I’m over it“ hump, this newsletter is for you. In this week’s TGIF, Kerry shared TOOLS, GRATITUDE, INNOVATION and FEELS on navigating winter that might help this season and beyond.

TGIFKerry BiskelonisFebruary 18, 2022Reset Brain and Bodygratitude, tgif, appreciation, winter, tools, resilience, escapism, feelings

TGIF: My 2022 Resolutions

In this week’s TGIF, Kerry shares her intentions for 2022 in the form of TOOLS, GRATITUDE, INNOVATION and FEELS.

TGIF, Intentions, COVID-19Kerry BiskelonisJanuary 7, 2022Reset Brain and Bodyparenting, resilience, gratitude, practice, health, presence