Mama, Find Your Power is one stay-at-home, work-from-home, psychologist mom’s journey of finding herself, after losing herself, to motherhood. Dr. Hadeed de Silva shares many relatable stories from her life, while weaving in clinical stories from her practice, all paired with psychology strategies for coping with some of the many challenges that mamas face today.
Dr. Hadeed de Silva invites you to tune in to Dr. Mom is in the House for segments on how to plot your own personalized path to wellness. Wellness is an overall approach to life, and an active journey towards achieving a state of emotional well-being.
Let her guide you towards achieving balance and living towards your optimal wellness.
How do you usually get where you are going? Do you usually rush from place to place, without glancing up at the sky above? Is it bright blue, or cloudy? Do you hop in your car, bus, or taxi, without giving a second thought to how the air feels? Is it feel crisp, warm,...
At the start of every year, I hunker down with some old magazines, scissors, and glue. I spend some time reflecting and even journaling, and then I get down to the business of creating my vision for the coming year. I include words that I want to live by, passages...
Here is a downloadable Deep Breathing Exercise, that will hopefully bring you peace and calm. By practicing this exercise the body and mind will be able to recreate this relaxed feeling whenever you need it, which could go a long way to increasing overall...
This helpful handout provides over 20 recommended Self-care Strategies for nurturing oneself.
Depression is a treatable disease, that affects 3.8% of the global population. Sometimes described as the blues, depression can cause sleep disturbances, changes in eating patterns, uncontrollable sadness, and could lead to substance abuse, and...
Caring for someone with a medical illness can be challenging, and exhausting. Learning how to care for yourself under these stressful circumstances, can help you to be an even more effective caregiver to your loved one. This video presentation is...
This video presentation is focused on mindfulness and self-care practices for couples. It was super interesting to apply these wonderful principles to relationships, particularly within the context of the emotional and interpersonal impact of COVID. That being said,...
Presentation given to the John E. Sabga Foundation for...
Hello beautiful people! I know it can hard when people don’t appreciate who you are. Try not to let that rejection dim your light! Strive to be your beautiful self, no matter what. You will light someone else’s life.
Happy Tuesday! Don’t forget to pause today, to take it all in. Wherever you are! Better yet, if you can , take a mindful walk, and really take in your surroundings as you go. What do you see? What do you hear? What do you smell? What do you feel? Savor every aspect of...