by Lynn Wonders | career, Professionals
Tips for business owners! I’ve been a business owner since 1994. My businesses prior to 2007 were fruitful and full of learning. But the past 16 years of being a mental health business owner have been particularly ripe with lessons I’d love to share with...
by Lynn Wonders | play therapy, Professionals
Play therapy is an effective way in helping tweens through the struggles of transitioning from childhood to adolescence. Although there are different schools of thought, for the purposes of this article, we will consider tweens to be ages 10-12 (give or take a year...
by Lynn Wonders | Life design
Finding purpose in life can be a daunting process, nevertheless it’s a process that will reap substantial benefits. I was recently discussing this very topic with one of my life design coaching clients who is in her late 40s. She was feeling frustrated and...
by Lynn Wonders | Professionals
If you’re feeling exhausted…physically, mentally, and emotionally… you may be feeling the effects of work burnout. It’s a common condition that often goes unnoticed until it leads to other health concerns. There is a recent survey on burnout that...
by Lynn Wonders | Parenting, play therapy, Relationships
Luci’s Yellow Butterfly is a children’s book about adoption from a puppy’s perspective written by Cindy Hammonds who participated in my 2022 Children’s Book Writing Circle! This is a heart-warming, lilting, rhyming book about a sweet pup who is...
by Lynn Wonders | Parenting, Professionals
It is natural for parents to feel curious and inquisitive about how and why a trained mental health professional would choose to play with their child as a central mechanism for providing therapy services. Helping parents learn how and why play therapy works is...
by Lynn Wonders | Parenting, play therapy
When things happen in life like divorce, moving to a new house, changing schools, death of a loved one or times of emergency, having children’s books about big changes can come in handy for helping children not feel so alone. In this post, I am providing some of...
by Lynn Wonders | Uncategorized
Helping children learn to slow down is best achieved through playful and creative means. Author Joelle Harrison who participated in my 2022 Children’s Book Writing Circle has written and published the most fun and effective children’s book that will...
by Lynn Wonders | career, Health & Wellbeing
Self-care may be something different than what you’ve been thinking it is. If you’re like most people, your daily schedule is jam-packed full of demands and to-dos. From the time you wake up until the time you fall asleep, you’re either taking care of others or...
by Lynn Wonders | play therapy
Dora Henderson’s playful books are well worth exploring. Dora is on a mission – and a playful one at that. The best way for children to learn, grow and heal is through playful and creative activities and that’s what these books are all about. Dora...
