Barbara J Green PhD | Barbara J Green PHD

Find Our Way Together: Connection and Attention

by Barbara J Green PhD | Feb 12, 2021 | Youth Health Connection

As we have now passed the one year mark since the first official diagnosis in the United States for Covid, we find ourselves still fighting for well being both physically and mentally. While we have a broadened understanding of ways to treat the physical illness, and...

The Importance of Self-Compassion for Mothers – Interview

by Barbara J Green PhD | Jan 31, 2021 | Writings and Publications

An interview by Tricia Rose Stone of Rose Colored Glasses. I recently sat down with Barbara Green, Ph.D., to discuss the importance of self-compassion for mothers. Dr. Green is a licensed psychologist specializing in integrating traditional therapy with a well-rounded...

As we end 2020 and look forward to a new year, 2021, we do so with many mixed emotions.

by Barbara J Green PhD | Dec 31, 2020 | Writings and Publications, Youth Health Connection

2020 was a year that brought remarkable global challenges. We have struggled mightily with Covid, economic uncertainty, loss of daily life as we knew it, literal loss of loved ones. From all that we have endured, I find hope in the stories of humanity, compassion and...

Not the Holidays We Remember: But This Is Not Forever

by Barbara J Green PhD | Dec 8, 2020 | Youth Health Connection

As we approach Thanksgiving, Chanukah, and Christmas, while coping with the surge of COVID, I am hearing over and over in my clinical sessions and from friends and family, a deep longing for what people describe as “normalcy”. It is within the human spirit to seek...

A Different Holiday Season: Coping with the Loss of Holiday Traditions

by Barbara J Green PhD | Dec 1, 2020 | Writings and Publications, Youth Health Connection

With Thanksgiving recently passed and Chanukah and Christmas quickly approaching, the holiday season is officially in full swing. This year, some of our most beloved holidays come amidst a frightening surge in cases of COVID-19. In both my clinical sessions and in...