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Iris's avatar

Great reminder for when I roughhouse with my grandsons and one yells “pause” (then we pause and renegotiate the game), or when the other suddenly curls and sucks his thumb (we stop and he gets hug/cuddles). Now I need to apply those things to me when I get overwhelmed!

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BJ Scira's avatar

Good advice for me, and for our new dog Tony!!!

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Chloe Ackerman, PsyD (she/her)'s avatar

YOU HAVE A NEW DOG????

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Karen Spaulding's avatar

I love this!

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Chloe Ackerman, PsyD (she/her)'s avatar

Thank you so much!

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Susan Winterbourne's avatar

Lovely article. Hits the spot, oh and that spot, and that spot….you get it.

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Chloe Ackerman, PsyD (she/her)'s avatar

Haha I see what you did there! Thanks for reading, Susan. I so appreciate you!

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