Courageous Counseling Colorado, PLLC

06/11/2026

Parents are begging to grab this document from Leong Hiew. Reading his rules, it's easy to see why.

Rule #1: Money and tech are TOOLS to help us grow
…and therefore, can't make you happy. Being kind, working hard, and spending time with those you love, on the other hand, can.

Rule #2: Do important things first
Eating and sleeping well, playing outside, spending time as a family, and completing homework and chores always take precedence. "No exceptions," he says.

Rule #3: Learn small before doing big
"We practice spending $2 before we try to spend $20. We try playing with small apps before we jump on big platforms. We learn by biting off what we can chew."

Rule #4: If we show healthy signs, we get more; if we have warning signs, we get less
For both technology and money: if it leads to hiding or sneaking, throwing tantrums when we don't have them, or thinking about nothing else, then "it all goes away."

Rule #4: Mistakes are OK. Hiding them is not.
Hiew argues that talking openly about mistakes helps us learn from them. Both kids and adults prove that they're trustworthy, and thus, earn more privileges.

Rule #5: Our job is to be ourselves
Hiew explained that a kid's job is to be a kid, not to solve a parent's money problems, and vice versa.

Find the full document below. The sweetest part of all comes at the very bottom: "Daddy loves you, and I am here to help you learn and grow! If you are not sure, talk to Daddy, and Daddy will listen and help you learn what to do."

06/11/2026

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Pride Month provides an opportunity to reflect on a fundamental principle of ethical clinical practice. Every client deserves to be understood within the context of their lived experience.

For LGBTQIA+ individuals, experiences of discrimination, rejection, concealment, minority stress, identity-based harm, and social exclusion can significantly influence mental health, nervous system functioning, attachment patterns, and overall wellbeing.

These experiences are not separate from clinical work. They are part of the clinical picture. Trauma-informed care requires clinicians to understand not only what has happened to a person, but also the environments, systems, and cultural messages that continue to shape their experience. Affirming care is often discussed as though it is a specialty area or advanced competency.

In reality, it is a baseline expectation. Clients should not have to educate their therapist about the impact of identity-based stressors in order to receive competent care. Effective therapy requires curiosity, humility, cultural responsiveness, and a willingness to continually expand our understanding of experiences that may differ from our own.

Creating spaces where clients feel seen, respected, and understood is not separate from trauma-informed practice. It is part of it.

06/03/2026

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06/02/2026

June is 🏳️‍🌈 Research in Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity finds that medical affirmation is associated with better well-being among transgender and gender-diverse adults, and general social support was an especially strong predictor of well-being. These findings highlight the importance of a holistic approach to gender-affirming care that supports access to medical affirmation and social connectedness. Explore the open access article: https://bit.ly/4dVpV8a

This journal is a publication of Division 44 APA: Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

05/12/2026

05/09/2026

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No-cost, all ages options range from City Park Jazz’s 40th season to a packed Levitt Pavilion lineup.