You’ll Be Alright: The Short Story
Ashlin hadn’t been focused in school at all today. She leaned her face toward the window—pressing her mouth and nose into the glass. She...
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Brooke Clay
Jul 1, 20212 min read
Parenting + Depression
Parenting is hard. Depression is hard. Parenting with depression is hard. Depression came first for me. I had been in a daily battle with...
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Brooke Clay
Apr 18, 20212 min read
Journaling is Therapeutic
Journaling allows us to pour all of our thoughts, feelings, wants, and desires onto paper. We get to release our emotions without any...
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Brooke Clay
Mar 28, 20213 min read
Routines Will Change Your Life
Children are their best selves when they have a routine. They love the predictability and security that it gives them—they love...
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Brooke Clay
Mar 14, 20213 min read
Food, Clothes, Shelter + Mental Health Checks and So Much More
“As your parent I am required to put food in your stomach, clothes on your back, and a roof over your head. Those are the basics you need...
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Brooke Clay
Mar 1, 20213 min read
Raise Anti-Racist Children
It’s one thing to proclaim, “I’m not racist I have black friends.” And another to be committed to ending racial injustices and doing the...
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Brooke Clay
Feb 14, 20213 min read
Hard Conversations...
Let’s alter the way we think about hard conversations. Let’s try to think of them as necessary conversations. Do you agonize the hours or...
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Brooke Clay
Jan 31, 20213 min read
Parenting is HARD work.
To be successful in any relationship you have to be willing to put in the work. Your relationship with your child is no different. I...
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Brooke Clay
Jan 15, 20213 min read
Take care of yourself first! Do you believe that you should?
I feel like I’ve talked so much about showing up for your child, but I neglected to address self-care. Society has told us that we have...
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Brooke Clay
Dec 27, 20203 min read
Let's Eradicate The Statistic: Mental Health in Children: Part 2
I have always despised the stereotypes created by the black community, “black people don’t have mental health problems, black people...
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Brooke Clay
Dec 20, 20203 min read
Mental Health in Children: Part 1
I am committed to eliminating childhood suicide, depression, trauma, anxiety, and any other mental health disorder that is running ramped...
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Brooke Clay
Dec 13, 20202 min read
Is Your Word Your Bond?
Do you consider yourself trustworthy? Would your child agree with you? Take a walk with me for just a moment. Think back to a time from...
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Brooke Clay
Dec 5, 20202 min read
What kind of parent are you? vs. What kind of parent do you want to be?
Do you strive to have healthy communication with your child? I hope the only answer you had was yes! So let's talk about some ways you...
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