Jennifer Slingerland Ryan
Jennifer Slingerland Ryan knows a thing or two about kids and families. First, she knows they are joyous, exhilarating, loving and so darn fun. Second, she knows they suck your life dry and make you weep like a baby. By day she’s a psychotherapist; by night she’s a mom and wife. She claims to love therapizing couples, educating parents, reading dystopian fiction and sleeping in her free time (read: she never sleeps).
Jennifer is a mom of twins, two 15 year olds. Her youngest is...a joy. Let's just stop there. Most days you can find her in her office seeing clients, doing laundry, loading or unloading the dishwasher, or catching up on the latest episode of Real Housewives of (Insert City Here), Walking Dead or This Is Us. She is a tree-hugging country girl from West Texas who reads, writes, and teaches about human development and families as a hobby and profession. You can read more from Jennifer at her therapy blog, ichoosechange.com
Galentine’s or Valentine’s Date Night Idea: Host a Blind Wine Tasting
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Local Holiday Small Businesses Round-Up :: Get to Gifting!
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Submit to Me Like I’m Someone You Love and Trust
Many years ago, my husband and I sat in a therapist’s office, divulging all our deepest couple cuts and wounds. We talked about all the ways we felt unseen, unheard, and unfelt. In all...
The Sylvan Learning Method: A 4-Step Confidence-Boosting Plan
It feels like the never-ending year, and yet it just started. Am I right?
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Critter Club :: Weekly Animal Fun at Fairview Town Center
This weekend my kids and I did something we haven’t done in a very long time...we got out of the house and were social!
Okay, I know, this is a challenging topic, but hear me...
Sylvan Learning: A Great Solution to a Massive Problem
If you're a mom of school-aged kids like me, we've got one major thing on our mind: How is my kid going to catch up after being out of school for so long?
In a...
5 Reasons to Make New Hope Your “Home”
New Hope Christian Academy (NHCA) leads by example, teaching their students to S.O.A.R.! Just like the patient, bold, courageous and powerful eagle, students are challenged to show respect for others, own their actions, accept...