Support Group for New Moms- Who Knew I’d be Blue?
“Who knew I’d be blue?” is our support group for new moms. Peripartum (the period during and after pregnancy) can be a challenging time. After all, mom life is not easy. There are many...
Category: Personal Growth
The “Baby Blues” & Peripartum/Postpartum Depression
Have you heard of the “baby blues?” It refers to feelings of sadness or anxiety that happen soon after childbirth. Mood swings are common during and after pregnancy. Most women will experience the “baby...
Ask a Psychologist Monthly Forum
Learning Dynamics’ will start a free open discussion group: “Ask a Psychologist.” These monthly meetings will take place the first Tuesday (Woodland Hills) and Wednesday (Bakersfield) of each month. Starting August, meetings will run...
Negative Thinking Patterns: 20 Ways to Explore their Accuracy
Changing the way we view events can be a power tool in our coping toolbox. Certainly, negative thinking weighs heavy on our minds and our hearts. Sometimes our negative thoughts are correct. While other...
Reflect, refocus, resolve for a HAPPY New Year
What’s your favorite holiday? When asked that question, you may expect to hear Christmas, Thanksgiving, or even 4th of July. Often, people are surprised when my response is New Years, followed by a “really,...
From Confusion to Clarity: Free Testing Consultation
Learning Dynamics’s Community Connections will be hosting FREE presentations in our Bakersfield location to help families seeking more information about testing and assessment. “From Confusion to Clarity” will help understanding of psychological and neuropsychological...
Avoid Avoidance
Avoidance is powerful- it might feel effective in the moment, but ends up costing you a lot more in the end. Think of a situation you may have delayed, put off, or avoided altogether...
Fall Reading List: Diversity
Fall often coincides with staying indoors, holidays, and (hopefully) more leisure time which creates more opportunities to catch up on your fall reading list. This fall, we are exploring issues of diversity to better...
Stress Awareness Day
“Many of us feel stress and get overwhelmed not because we’re taking on too much,but because we’re taking on too little of what really strengthens us” -Marcus Buckingham According to the APA’s 2015 Stress...
Woosah on the 405
I don’t know about you, but I spend a lot of time in my car. Driving to and from work in our Southern California and Kern County offices, other appointments, errands, etc., I often...
