
Sage House Blog
Find insightful articles, practical tips, and expert advice to help your family thrive. Topics include child and family therapy, art therapy, stress management, sleep improvement, and more.
How to Find Hope After a Pandemic
As COVID-19 vaccinations increase and various restrictions are lifted in America, it feels like the pandemic may be winding down. However, the past 16 months have been challenging to say the least. How do we find hope after a pandemic? Read on as we look forward to the future together.
Prenatal and Postpartum Maternal Depression
For many new parents, having a baby can be one of the happiest and most exciting times of their lives. For others, it can be more difficult. Read on for more about prenatal and postpartum maternal depression and what to do about it.
How Maternal Depression Affects Partners
Maternal depression affects the whole family. When your partner is the one experiencing maternal depression, it can have a huge impact on you. Read on for more information on how maternal depression affects partners and what you can do to support them.
How Play Therapy Can Help
Play therapy is a form of therapy that helps clients deal with emotional and mental issues. In addition, it is often helpful when working with children. Continue reading for more information on how play therapy can help children, teens, and even adults.
Children’s Mental Health
There are about 75 million children in America. About 1 in 6 of them have at least one mental health disorder. About half of these children have received no counseling or treatment from mental health professionals. Read on for more information about children’s mental health challenges.
Helping Teens Socialize During the Pandemic
The ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult for everyone, including adolescents and their parents. Many kids and teens have been isolated to some degree from friends, classmates, teachers, and family. Read on for ideas for helping teens socialize during the pandemic.
5 signs you might benefit from therapy
Therapy can help manage mental health, but can also help with relationship and communication issues, setting and working towards personal goals, understanding yourself better, and more. Read on for a few different signs you might benefit from therapy.
How Infertility Can Affect Your Mental Health
Infertility is difficult for many reasons, and it can often take a toll on mental health. Read on for more information on how infertility can affect your mental health.
Teaching Kids about Consent
Even though sex seems to be everywhere in our culture, talking about consent and sex can still be challenging for most parents. Read on for age-appropriate ways to talk about consent with your kids.
What to do if your child is diagnosed with autism
Many parents are not sure what to do after their child receives a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Read on for some next steps for what to do if your child is diagnosed with autism.
Effects of the Pandemic on Mental Health
The past year has been incredibly difficult for many people. Read on for various mental health challenges that have arisen and what kind of support is available to address these issues.
5 Ways to Cultivate Happiness
How can you cultivate happiness amidst all of these challenges? How can you prioritize you and your family’s wellbeing and quality of life? Read on for five ways to cultivate happiness, starting today.
Increased Screen Time During the Pandemic
Since the start of the pandemic, many children have learned virtually for some amount of time, used electronic devices to keep connected to friends and family, and had many non-screen related activities such as visiting friends severely limited. Read on for more about kids’ increased screen time during the pandemic and how to address this change.
Teens and Self-harm
Self-injury or self-harm is often a response to psychological pain or intense emotional distress. For some teens, hurting themselves on purpose can feel calming. Read on for more information about teens and self-harm.
Black Maternal Health and Pregnancy
In comparison to white women, Black women are more likely to die from pregnancy and during childbirth. Read on for more information on Black maternal health and pregnancy and what can be done to improve it.
Winter blues, depression, and seasonal affective disorder
You may not be feeling like yourself this time of year. Is it normal to feel down or tired in the winter, or is it something more serious? Read on as we examine the difference between the “winter blues,” depression, and seasonal affective disorder.
Is my child’s aggression normal?
You may be concerned with the level of aggression you see in your young child. Read on for a more in-depth response to the question of “Is my child’s aggression normal?”
Teens and Sleep
During the teenage years, adolescents’ bodies and brains are experiencing significant development and changes. This can affect many areas of a teen’s life, including sleep patterns. Read on for more info on teens and sleep and how to help them get enough.