When Predictions Break: Understanding Anxiety in Our Children and Ourselves

One of the most interesting things that contemporary neuroscience has shown us is that the brain is fundamentally a prediction machine. The brain is constantly generating expectations about what is going to happen next, based on everything it has experienced before....

Lonely Conversations: The Comfort and Risk of Turning to AI for Connection

It is deeply human to seek connection and to desire the comfort of being heard, agreed with, or understood. Most of us have known how good it feels to share an opinion and be met with validation, or to say something vulnerable and receive a gentle, reassuring...

When the Giggles Fade: Grieving the Loss of Childhood as Kids Become Teens

Written By Dr Hugh Walker, Clinical Psychologist, Clinic Director “She used to laugh at my silly dad jokes…..” In the clinic this month, a theme has emerged with several parents related to the grief that can arise as children transition into...