Cyndi Millett Registered Psychologist

08/12/2026

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07/28/2026

07/28/2026

Can You Spend Time In Nature?
Great study came out not a few months back that had 60 people walk in nature for an hour and 60 people walk in the city for an hour. They did brain imaging before and after and what they found was the volume of a specific area in the hippocampus that helps to inhibit stress had increased in the group that walked in nature. Meaning they literally had to deal with less stress! In addition they found the group that walked in nature self reported less ruminating as well. ( Ruminating is a negative thought loop that continues and you have a hard time stopping). Bottom line is get your steps in BUT if you can do it in nature all the better? Thoughts on this? If walking in nature take a pic and share with us.~ Dr. Clint Steele “The Better Brain Nation” program

07/28/2026

Birth control postpartum?
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Is 6 weeks postpartum the right time for birth control? Discover what research reveals about your body and why timing matters.

07/07/2026

Researchers who study couples found a striking pattern. Stable, happy relationships tend to run about five positive interactions for every negative one, even during disagreements. It's not that the strong couples never snap or get short with each other. It's that they massively outweigh the friction with warmth, humor, and small kindnesses. So if things feel tense lately, you might not need fewer fights. You might just need a lot more deposits.

07/07/2026

Burnout doesn't heal on the same timeline it took to build. That mismatch is why so many people feel confused when a vacation doesn't fix what took years to create. 🧠

Your mind and body built patterns of chronic stress over months or years of running on empty. Undoing that takes real time, often one to three years of consistent repair, not a weekend of rest.

That's just an honest timeline. Rest still matters. A bubble bath still matters. They just aren't the whole recovery. They're one piece of a much longer process your mind needs to fully reset.

Take the long road here. Real repair was always going to take longer than a long weekend.

Send this to someone who thinks they should be over their burnout by now.

07/07/2026

How men relate to their partner

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

07/05/2026

The difference: Permissive vs Gentle vs Harsh
We don’t have to repeat ways of discipline that hurt us as children.
If you have a memory of being a child in which you wish your parent did something different, you can make it different for your child now.

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Gentle parenting includes discipline.

It just looks different from what many of us grew up with.

Discipline in gentle parenting is about teaching, guiding, and setting boundaries in a way that keeps your child’s emotional and physical safety intact.

It means holding limits firmly while staying connected and addressing behavior in a way that builds understanding rather than fear.

Children still need structure.

They still need guidance and consequences.

The difference is that those consequences are logical, respectful, and focused on helping the child learn rather than on causing pain or shame.

A child can be raised with clear boundaries and deep emotional security at the same time.

Those two things belong together. ❤️