Packing for Success

Parenting

Is She Ready for College? A Parent’s Guide

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on August 8, 2024

Is your daughter on her way to college? Are you feeling a mix of excitement and uncertainty? Check out this essential guide for parents as she navigates this pivotal transition.

Is your daughter on her way to college? Are you feeling a mix of excitement and uncertainty? Check out this essential guide for parents as she navigates this pivotal transition.

Mindfulness

The 3 Most Important Questions to Ask in Your Twenties

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on June 2, 2023

The twenties are a time of transition. Many young adults experience feelings of anxiety and depression after college. These 3 questions will help navigate this challenging time.

The twenties are a time of transition. Many young adults experience feelings of anxiety and depression after college. These 3 questions will help navigate this challenging time.

Gratitude

Try This One Thing to Have a Better Holiday Season

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on November 17, 2022

Don't let what you see in commercials and social media complicate your holiday season expectations. Be intentional and you can create the holidays you want to experience.

Don't let what you see in commercials and social media complicate your holiday season expectations. Be intentional and you can create the holidays you want to experience.

Coaching

Why Group Life Coaching Works

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on August 23, 2022

What is group life coaching? A safe place to share, be seen and heard, and grow. Groups allow for strong individual growth that you may not achieve alone.

What is group life coaching? A safe place to share, be seen and heard, and grow. Groups allow for strong individual growth that you may not achieve alone.

Anxiety

4 Steps to Reduce Your Overwhelm

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on June 14, 2022

Packing your schedule might help curb your past two years of FOMO, but setting intentions and boundaries will give you the summer you really want.

Packing your schedule might help curb your past two years of FOMO, but setting intentions and boundaries will give you the summer you really want.

Adolescence

Holding On While Letting Go

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on May 6, 2022

Parents have taught their children from birth to gain independence, but the transition to adulthood can be challenging for both parents and their emerging adult children.

Parents have taught their children from birth to gain independence, but the transition to adulthood can be challenging for both parents and their emerging adult children.

Stress

How to Calm Your COVID Stress

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on January 26, 2022

Mandated quarantines are an additional stressor on top of an already stressful time. Mindfully preparing an SOS List can help you calm yourself in anxious moments.

Mandated quarantines are an additional stressor on top of an already stressful time. Mindfully preparing an SOS List can help you calm yourself in anxious moments.

Fear

The Essential Piece You Need This Holiday Season

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on December 20, 2021

Don't let the negative wear you down during the holiday season. Here's the one thing you might be missing this year.

Don't let the negative wear you down during the holiday season. Here's the one thing you might be missing this year.

Happiness

Why Going Home Is Hard

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on November 27, 2021

Are you conflicted about going home for the holidays? A holiday homecoming doesn't have to be difficult. Try these quick tips to make trips home everything you want them to be.

Are you conflicted about going home for the holidays? A holiday homecoming doesn't have to be difficult. Try these quick tips to make trips home everything you want them to be.

Relationships

Creating Authentic Connections

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on August 24, 2021

Set your facade aside. Being genuine and vulnerable can give your life a deeper sense of meaning.

Set your facade aside. Being genuine and vulnerable can give your life a deeper sense of meaning.

Adolescence

What Parents Need to Know Before Their Teen Starts College

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on July 26, 2021

The transition from high school to college can be difficult. Knowing what to expect and how to plan for this challenging time can make a teen's freshman year more successful.

The transition from high school to college can be difficult. Knowing what to expect and how to plan for this challenging time can make a teen's freshman year more successful.

Relationships

How to Set Healthy Boundaries in Close Relationships

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on May 24, 2021

Teach people how to treat you by letting them know what you’ll tolerate and what you won’t.

Teach people how to treat you by letting them know what you’ll tolerate and what you won’t.

Stress

What Is the Stress Level of Our Emerging Adults?

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on April 9, 2021

Taking a mental health pulse on our teens and emerging adults will help determine if they're really "okay" or are struggling with their challenges.

Taking a mental health pulse on our teens and emerging adults will help determine if they're really "okay" or are struggling with their challenges.

Adolescence

Managing Your Mind During the Post-COVID Transition

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on March 23, 2021

How you respond to challenges is completely up to you. Build your own emotional agility toolkit to help you create the experiences you want.

How you respond to challenges is completely up to you. Build your own emotional agility toolkit to help you create the experiences you want.

Motivation

What Do Bears Know That We Don't?

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on February 24, 2021

Consider a "human hibernation," to become present and connected.

Consider a "human hibernation," to become present and connected.

Friends

4 Easy Ways to Be Present

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on February 19, 2021

Feeling overwhelmed or overloaded? Stop doing and just be with this easy method.

Feeling overwhelmed or overloaded? Stop doing and just be with this easy method.

Depression

Two Simple Ways to Fight Your Winter Blues

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on January 14, 2021

Is your winter starting to feel relentless? Use these two easy steps to manage those "winter blues" and lift yourself up.

Is your winter starting to feel relentless? Use these two easy steps to manage those "winter blues" and lift yourself up.

Coaching

5 Steps to Manage Annoying People

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on December 15, 2020

The holiday season brings some potentially annoying people into your world. These few tricks will help you manage your mind and create the holidays you want to have.

The holiday season brings some potentially annoying people into your world. These few tricks will help you manage your mind and create the holidays you want to have.

Leadership

Navigating the Pandemic Holiday Season With Compassion

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on November 23, 2020

Not feeling the holidays this year? I'm right there with you. Here's a few tips to get the most out of your holiday season.

Not feeling the holidays this year? I'm right there with you. Here's a few tips to get the most out of your holiday season.

Friends

The Powerful Practice of Accepting Reality

Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on November 2, 2020

Feeling down and out? This mental shift will help you in any situation.

Feeling down and out? This mental shift will help you in any situation.