Top 5 Ways to Bomb Your Next Job Interview
Interviews are the time to really shine and win over your new potential boss. This is your first real impression, and you want it to be positive. I originally wrote this article many years ago after going through a hiring process where I interviewed dud after dud. A shockingly high number of Learn More
5 Tips for Communicating with Your Adult Child
Struggling to connect with your adult child? Send us a message or book a free 20 minute consultation call with Dr. Barajas or Dr. Goldman.
Supporting Your Emerging Adult’s Transition to Adulthood
Supporting an emerging adult’s transition to independence sometimes feels like a tightrope balancing act. Provide too much support to your child, and they become too dependent on your assistance or become resistant and resentful. Don’t provide enough support, and they may never successfully make it out on their own! Coupled with the Learn More
10 Ways to Build Resilience
Did you know that one in four college students struggles with their mental health? This is not a surprise, given how stressful college can be. Students leave behind the familiarity of home and their established support systems to live and learn with a bunch of strangers. This is why I speak at Learn More
Prevent Cell Phone Addiction with These 5 Tips
Recently, more and more parents are reaching out to me because their teen struggles with cell phone “addiction”. Sometimes the parents are describing unhealthy habits that haven’t developed into a destructive “addiction”. However, all parents who have children struggling with their electronics use can benefit from these five tips. Learn Learn More
5 Research-Backed Ways to Manage Stress
Life is stressful. Unfortunately, there’s no way around that fact of life. As much as you’d like to, you can’t control stressful situations, but you can definitely control how you cope with the stressors. By finding healthy ways to manage stress, you can prevent negative consequences of stress, like depression and cardiovascular Learn More
What is Self-Compassion?
We’ve all been there. We made a mistake at work, we were unkind to our partner, or we were late to an important recital for our child… and then starts the outpour of self-criticism. “What a stupid mistake! No one else here ever makes mistakes like that.” “Why would I say such Learn More
Does My Child Have an Electronics Addiction?
In the past seven years or so, I’ve seen a noticeable increase in teens and emerging adults with unhealthy relationships with their electronics. They’re relying on their cell phone, the internet and social media, or video/computer games in a concerning way. In such a technology-driven world, it can be difficult to know Learn More
What is Emerging Adulthood?
I’ve been a one-woman crusader, educating people in Los Angeles about emerging adulthood and its implications on young people’s lives. I’ve seen the “aha!” moments when describing this new developmental period to parents, professionals, and emerging adults . Something clicks and everything is seen with a new, helpful perspective. Learn Learn More
Why You’re a Perfectionist (And How to Handle It)
The American Psychological Association recently published research indicating that perfectionism in our young people (e.g., adolescents, emerging adults) is on the rise. This doesn’t surprise me at all, as I’ve worked with numerous teens and emerging adults struggling with perfectionism. It seems to be especially prevalent in the high-achieving families and private Learn More
Simple Emotion Regulation Skills to Help You Build Resilience
Adolescence and emerging adulthood are stressful developmental periods, full of intense emotions (positive and negative!). Luckily, there are emotion regulation tools to increase emotional resilience and decrease vulnerability to future unpleasant emotions. Learn More
Graduation is Nearing, and I’m Freaking Out!
I originally wrote this article for an undergraduate newsletter and thought it would be fun to share here as well. Enjoy! Graduating college can be a thrilling accomplishment, and it can also be the cause of a lot of stress. You were independent in college… but you’re going to be Independent (yup, Learn More
5 Ways to Make Friends as an Adult
Need help initiating, maintaining, and/or deepening your relationships? Send us a message or book a free 20 minute consultation call with Dr. Barajas or Dr. Goldman to see how we can help. Click here for more information on College Transition and Gap Year Consultation.
Achieve Your Goals by Being “SMART”
Feeling stuck and need support progressing with your goals? Send us a message or book a free 20 minute consultation call with Dr. Barajas or Dr. Goldman to see how we can help. Click here for more information on executive coaching.
Soft Skills Needed for Career Success
Does your emerging adult need support developing essential soft skills? Send us a message or book a free 20 minute consultation call with Dr. Barajas or Dr. Goldman to see how we can help.
How to Help Your Child Find a Career (Without Being Overbearing)
Is your emerging adult child stuck or lost trying to figure out a career path? Send us a message or book a free 20 minute consultation call with Dr. Barajas or Dr. Goldman to see how we can help. Please read more about parenting an emerging adult here.
Tips for Living with an Emerging Adult Child
Is your emerging adult child stuck and not making progress? Send us a message or book a free 20 minute consultation call with Dr. Barajas or Dr. Goldman to see how we can help. Please read more about parenting an emerging adult here.
9 Tips to Stay Safe on Campus
Does your college student need more "street smart" skills to stay safe on campus? Send us a message or book a free 20 minute consultation call with Dr. Barajas or Dr. Goldman to see how we can help. Click here for more information on College Transition and Gap Year Consultation.
6 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Relationship with Your Teen
Does you need more support parenting your teen? Send us a message or book a free 20 minute consultation call with Dr. Barajas or Dr. Goldman to see how we can help.
Who Are the iGen Generation?
There's a new generation of tweens and teens that need help transitioning to adulthood! Watch to learn more about the "iGen" generation. Need some support with your iGen tween or teen? Send us a message or book a free 20 minute consultation call with Dr. Barajas or Dr. Goldman to see Learn More
5 Tips for When Your College Kid Comes Home for the Holidays
Worried about when your child comes home for the summer? Send us a message or book a free 20 minute consultation call with Dr. Barajas or Dr. Goldman to see how we can help. Click here for more information on College Transition and Gap Year Consultation.
Why Teens Need Self-Compassion
Does your child need support developing self-compassion? Send us a message or book a free 20 minute consultation call with Dr. Barajas or Dr. Goldman to see how we can help.
Dos and Don’ts to Financially Supporting an Emerging Adult
The US Census Bureau’s latest numbers show that over 35% of millennials in California still live at home. With so many young people never leaving home or returning home, a financial burden is put on their parents. Even for emerging adults (18-29 year olds) not living at home, parents are still financially Learn More